Launching India’s first AI server, Vaishnaw roots for electronics prowess
In what is being termed as a major milestone in the country’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) journey, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched India’s first fully designed AI server. He said India was being globally recognised for electronics manufacturing and export, and electronics manufacturing had risen five-fold in the country in the last decade, touching Rs 11 lakh crore.
Showcasing the server developed by VVDN Technologies, he said it was equipped with eight graphics processing units (GPUs) and was designed in India, underlining the country’s growing strength in advanced electronics and AI.
“We have come a long way in electronics design. These capabilities now include products related to the automobile sector, power electronics, signalling, and security systems. Designing and manufacturing of such products is increasingly taking place within India, which is a significant achievement under the PM’s ‘Make in India’ programme," he said.
A key development in the electronics sector had been the emergence of large-scale design teams within manufacturing firms, he said.
“We are here in a facility which has a design team as big as 5,000 engineers. These young engineers are designing some of the most complex products, embedded with AI, moving far beyond legacy systems. This is very important because this is going to give us that big advantage compared to many other countries which don’t have this much design talent," he added.
Component Manufacturing Scheme guidelines
Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said guidelines for the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme were almost ready and would be released in a few days. He said a portal would also be launched soon for applications to be made under the components manufacturing scheme. The Cabinet approved the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme in March, with a funding of Rs 22,919 crore, to make India self-reliant in the electronics supply chain.
Haryana Tribune