NASSCOM and Microsoft announce the AI Gamechangers program to accelerate AI led Innovation in India

02-03-2021 Tue 20:35

Program aims to recognize best AI use cases across startups, enterprises, academia, governments and nonprofits
Winners will be felicitated at the NASSCOM Xperience AI Summit and their innovations featured in an annual AI compendium

New Delhi, March 2, 2021: In an effort to promote AI led innovation in the country, the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) has partnered with Microsoft India to launch the ‘AI Gamechangers’ program. As part of NASSCOM’s ÁI for India mission, the program seeks to recognize impactful and scalable AI based innovation in the country. Microsoft is the ‘Innovation Partner’ for the program.

NASSCOM and Microsoft will work closely to develop and promote the AI Gamechangers program, built on a shared commitment towards accelerating the adoption of AI across key sectors. The program will recognize innovators for their successful AI implementation at NASSCOM’s Xperience AI Summit, one of the largest AI Summits in India. This will serve as a platform for startups, enterprises, academia, governments, and NGOs to showcase their AI based products and solutions, providing reach and impetus to drive AI innovation for the country.

The success stories of the AI innovators will be featured in an accompanying annual compendium, which will be released at the Xperience AI Summit.

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM, said, “The past decades have seen a dramatic growth of innovation and talent in India. While the country continues to leap forward to become the global innovation hub, we expect AI to add $500 Bn to India’s GDP by 2025. Through this program, we aim to spotlight some of the leading AI-based innovations in the country, not only to recognize their efforts but to motivate the larger ecosystem to leverage this opportunity to help India become a global powerhouse in AI-led innovation.”

Sharing his thoughts on the program, Anant Maheshwari, President - Microsoft India, said, “Cloud led data and AI innovation offers a huge canvas for India to be the tech engine of the world and drive homegrown innovation. Data and AI are driving transformation at scale across industries and offer a tremendous opportunity to transform public infrastructure and solve some of the most critical issues facing the country today. We are proud to partner with NASSCOM on the AI Gamechangers program to create a strong ecosystem that recognizes and supports AI led innovation in the country.”

The entries will be judged by a distinguished panel of industry leaders and subject matter experts on three primary aspects of problem selection, solution innovation, and impact achieved. The nomination window will be open from March 4-April 16, 2021, which will be followed by screening and the final presentations to the Steering Committee and the expert panel.

Nominations for AI Gamechangers can be submitted here: NASSCOM AI Gamechangers