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Govt to set up data & AI labs; onboards 8 projects for safe AI: Prasada

The government plans to set up data and AI labs in tier 2 and tier 3 cities across the country and has invited proposals from all 36 states as well as Union Territories for the same, Parliament was informed on Friday. Minister of state for electronics and IT Jitin Prasada in a written reply to Rajya Sabha said that besides proposals expected from states and UTs, IndiaAI in collaboration with NIELIT also plans to establish 27 data labs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across the country. "All the 36 states and Union Territories (UTs) have been requested to submit their nominated list of Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)/Polytechnics located in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities for the setting up of data labs. Additionally, IndiaAI in collaboration with NIELIT plans to establish 27 data labs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across the country," Prasada said. The data and AI labs are part of the skilling initiative of the government under IndiaAI mission. The minister said that a model IndiaAI Data

Finance ministry gives GST relief to ad agencies, automobile dealers

Another circular on supply of data hosting services was issued where such services are provided by companies in India to cloud computing service providers located outside India

Drafting of rules under data protection law in advanced stage: Vaishnaw

Drafting of rules under the data protection legislation is in advanced stage with industry-wide consultations slated soon, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, asserting that India will also look at doubling electronics production and adding jobs under the Modi 3.0 government. At the same time, the Minister for Electronics and IT assured that regulatory work will see "good continuity" and that the agenda on digital regulatory framework remains "intact". The timelines for semiconductor plants of Micron and Tata Group too are on track. The process of implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act will be based on 'digital-by-design' principle, paving the way for a new way of working, and the work on creating this 'digital by design' platform is also moving in parallel. Such a platform or portal will be created in-house by the likes of NIC and DIC. The Parliament had passed the DPDP Act in August last year. The key piece of legislation aims to protect th

German tech major SAP elevates Kulmeet Bawa to global chief revenue officer

In his new role, Bawa will be responsible for driving the growth and adoption of SAP BTP across the globe

Indian GCCs emerge as stepping stone on the route to corner office

The number of MD promotes from India has grown 16.6 per cent despite the global MD promotion class size shrinking by 5.4 per cent as compared to 2021

Adani flagship aims big on data centers with $1.5 bn capex planned

The company is planning to build nine data centers and targeting a total capacity of 1 gigawatt by 2030

60% in survey report personal data breach by their loan service provider

Four out of 10 in LocalCircles study point finger towards insurance providers or banks

Walmart's PhonePe investing $200 mn to set up data centres in India

The Bengaluru-based firm is setting up data centres in India at a time when it has completed three steps to move its domicile to India

Data present huge opportunity; this decade to be 'India''s techade': PM

Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work is underway on all

Google asks law enforcement, other agencies to pay for data search warrant

Google's fees range from $45 for a subpoena and $60 for a wiretap to $245 for a search warrant

Adani's new 'big money maker' plan: Selling data services to Amazon, Google

It's an approach that's been a hallmark of Adani's empire: Pick a hot new industry -- especially one favored by the government -- build the infrastructure, and keep going till you hit the top

India keen to be data hub but won't tolerate misuse: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India is already in the process of tightening data safety rules and a high-level committee headed by Justice B N Srikrishna