Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella on Wednesday announced a partnership with the government to upskill 5 lakh students and teachers in AI by 2026.
Speaking at the company’s event in New Delhi, Nadella said the tech giant will be partnering with the Ministry of Electronics and IT for the skilling program, and also establishing a centre of excellence to promote rural AI innovation.
During his keynote address, Nadella explained the various Copilot integrations across the Microsoft 365 suite of products and revealed that the company is in partnership with Qualcomm for Copilot PCs.
Nadella is visiting India currently, having met various government officials including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Bengaluru yesterday, Nadella announced plans to invest $3 billion in India for cloud and AI development, as well as committed to train 10 million people in India by 2030.
Nadella had also met Chief Minister of Telangana Revanth Reddy on Dec. 30 to boost economic growth in the state and to bring Hyderabad into the top 50 cities in the world for generating economic growth. NDTV Profit