AI for development of commerce and industry

Q.  Commerce and Industry Ministry constituted a task force under whom to explore AI for development?
- Published on 28 Aug 17

a. V Kamakoti
b. V Koti
c. V Kama
d. V Kotikama

ANSWER: V Kamakoti
 
AI for development of commerce and industryCommerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has constituted a Task Force chaired by V. Kamakoti of IIT Madras to explore possibilities to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This is for development across various fields.

The ‘task force on AI for India’s Economic Transformation’ will submit concrete and implementable recommendations for government, industry and research institutions.

In addition to regular members, it will have official participation from NITI Aayog, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Department of Science & Technology, UIDAI and DRDO.

The panel comprises experts, academics, researchers and industry leaders.

The Minister said with rapid development in the fields of information technology and hardware, the world is about to witness a fourth industrial revolution.

Driven by the power of big data, high computing capacity, artificial intelligence and analytics, Industry 4.0 aims to digitize the manufacturing sector.

The move comes in the backdrop of the government reviewing the manufacturing and industrial policies.

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