Prime Minister Modi outlined India’s approach to AI, saying it is based on three pillars: equitable access, population-scale skill acquisition and responsible deployment.
“Under the India AI Mission, we are building accessible high-performance computing so that the benefits of AI reach every region and every language,” he told G20 leaders. The Prime Minister stressed that technology must be human-centred, global and open source, rather than financial-centred, national and proprietary.
“We must promote technology applications that are ‘people-centric’ rather than ‘finance-centric’, ‘global’ rather than ‘national’, and ‘open source’ rather than ‘proprietary models’. We have sought to integrate this vision into all of India’s technology projects.”
He cited India’s leadership in digital payments and its response during the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering vaccines and medicines to over 150 countries, and highlighted its potential for inclusive technological and economic growth.
“Development should be sustainable, business should be trusted, public finances should be fair and progress should lead to inclusive prosperity,” PM Modi said.
This is the first time that the G20 summit will be held in Africa. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, the summit’s host, said the leaders’ declaration reflected “a renewed commitment to multilateral cooperation” despite the US boycott.
The declaration addressed global challenges, including the climate crisis, and emphasized the summit’s focus on cooperation amid geopolitical complexity.
