4th Edition of NITI Lecture Series to be held on 22nd October 2018

4th Edition of NITI Lecture Series to be held on 22nd October 2018

4th Edition of NITI Lecture Series to be held on 22nd October 2018

NITI Aayog is organizing the fourth edition of NITI Lecture Series at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 22.10.2018.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 4th edition of NITI Lecture series in which the key note address will be delivered by Jensen Huang, President and Co-Founder, NVIDIA Corporation.

The theme this year is “AI for ALL: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Inclusive Growth”.

About AI & NITI

Artificial intelligence is the use of computers to simulate human intelligence. AI amplifies our cognitive abilities — letting us solve problems where the complexity is too great, the information is incomplete, or the details are too subtle and require expert training.

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Union Budget-2018 mandated NITI Aayog to come up with a national programme on employing Artificial Intelligence towards national development. NITI has, since, published a National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence.

National Strategy lays down the vision of India for evolving a robust ecosystem for AI research and adoption. The Strategy is termed #AIForAll as it is focused on leveraging AI for inclusive growth in line with the Government policy of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.

About NITI Lecture Series:-

The 'NITI Lectures: Transforming India' was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 26, 2016 and since been held annually, featuring eminent speakers from across the world. 

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The first key note address – ‘India and the Global Economy’ - was delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam. 

Bill Gates, Co-Founder, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation delivered the Second lecture in the high-powered lecture series on 'Technology and Transformation' on the November 16, 2016 and on May 25, 2017.

Dr. Michael Porter, the Bishop William Lawrence University Professor at Harvard Business School, delivered the Third Transforming India Lecture, titled ‘Competitiveness of Nations and States: New Insights’.