Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the 'AI for Good Lab Workshop' at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi, focusing on practical deployment of AI.
On October 9, 2026, Union Minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, inaugurated the 'AI for Good Lab Workshop: From Strategy to Impact' at the India Mobile Congress (IMC) in New Delhi. The event was organized jointly by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of Communications, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
The workshop aimed to transition artificial intelligence from global strategy discussions to practical deployment, local solutions, and human-centric scale. Key international dignitaries, including Dr. Bilel Jamoussi, Deputy Director of the ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, Shri Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, and other researchers, innovators, industry leaders, and policy experts attended.
In his address, Union Minister Shri Scindia emphasized that the true measure of artificial intelligence would not be the size of its models or the sophistication of its algorithms but the number of human lives it improves. He highlighted India's guiding philosophy of 'Sarvajan Hitaya, Sarvajan Sukhaya' (for the welfare of all, for the happiness of all) and stressed that technology must expand human opportunity rather than concentrate it.
The Minister detailed key milestones driving India's domestic AI capabilities and digital infrastructure under the ₹10,000-crore-plus IndiaAI Mission. He mentioned efforts made in compute infrastructure, open data, talent, and telecom innovation with tools like Aadhaar Bridge, which has facilitated the disconnection of over 7.14 crore fraudulent mobile connections, traced over 35 lakh lost handsets, and prevented potential financial fraud worth over ₹5,000 crore.
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