Nations Prioritize Sovereign AI Ecosystems For Local Innovation

At the AI India Impact Summit on Monday, Nvidia's Calista Redmond and Mozilla's Mark Surman outlined sovereign AI priorities, emphasizing national strategies and open-source role. The IndiaAI Mission and government announced initiatives supporting workforce development, sustainable computing and private investment, while 12 startups under the mission reported progress building indigenous foundation models and multimodal systems trained on Indian datasets and languages. The focus aims to boost inclusion and local capability.