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The Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, chaired a strategic convening of industry leaders, global academicians, policymakers, and technology experts to articulate India’s AI priorities, particularly for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) ecosystem, with a strong focus on adoption, skills development, and inclusive growth.
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, which took place at the iconic Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, this convening was curated by NAMTECH under the leadership of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY). It brought together academicians from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), and other prominent universities, alongside C-suite executives from companies including Microsoft India, Dell Technologies, Cisco India, Hitachi India, Tata Electronics, Rockwell Automation, Palo Alto Networks, PayPal, and Intel.
The dialogue highlighted Artificial Intelligence as a key enabler of productivity, competitiveness, and innovation across India’s industrial sectors, aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat @2047.
The event also marked the launch of the White Paper Concept on “AI for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (AI-MET)” by Hon’ble Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw. The white paper outlines a framework for integrating AI across manufacturing value chains to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and global competitiveness.
The summit builds on the Industry-Academia Roundtable held in May 2025 and supports the development of the Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) platform, aimed at strengthening collaboration between industry, academia, and government to accelerate India’s manufacturing growth.
