The Indian state government is taking concrete steps to create jobs around emerging technologies. Maharashtra state government is planning AI Clusters, which will create 230 million new jobs by 2025.
Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra is hosting a series of meeting in Quebec to promote emerging technologies. The CM plans to meet tech leaders in Dubai, Canada, and the US to promote artificial intelligence (AI). The minister met Vice-Premier of Quebec, Dominique Anglade.
Maharashtra state government and Quebec are working together to increase increments in AI and aerospace. CM Fadnavis also attended key meetings with IVADO and AI Next. The former signed a collaboration agreement with the Department of IT, Maharashtra. The state government plans to set up AI accelerator.
They also signed a letter of intent to become part of the World Organization on AI (Artificial Intelligence - Quebec expertise). AI Next has signed an additional agreement with the Government of Maharashtra’s IT department to set up a joint AI accelerator. The accelerator will 50 startup AI units in the state.
IVADO and Mumbai-based Applied AI Research Institute will work together to set up AI clusters in Maharashtra with the help of IIT Mumbai. The AI institute was set up in February to focus on social work. Maharashtra’s CM Fadnavis was part of the panel discussion.
Fadnavis said, “There is a great deal of uncertainty around AI. However, as representatives of the people, if we begin to embrace it, it will give a great deal of confidence to the citizens and enable us to demystify the technology. With effective use of AI, we hope to bring basic services to the doorsteps of the people, be able to save lives through improved health care as also create about 230 million jobs in the country by 2025 under WEF Industry 4.0.”
The state government has invested in several areas of artificial intelligence. It was the first state in India to come up with a comprehensive cloud policy. The government wants to boost in this direction. Maharashtra recently announced India’s first Fintech policy that includes helping startups.