Intel on Monday announced that it has partnered with IIIT-Hyderabad, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and Telangana government to set up a new 'Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Centre' called as INAI, that will focus on leveraging AI to solve challenges in key sectors like healthcare and smart mobility. The Applied AI Research Centre was launched during the opening of all.ai 2020 Virtual Summit and AI for Youth Symposium.

INAI will act as a catalyst to accelerate India’s leadership in AI by driving innovation and entrepreneurship, INAI strives to create national assets such as curated datasets, computing infrastructure, tools and frameworks to attract global talent for high impact research towards social sector development. This collaborative effort, championed by Intel and catalyzed by the Government of Telangana, is anchored at IIIT-H and brings multiple institutions together to work on solutions that have a societal-scale impact. PHFI is the founding healthcare partner in this project.

"As India continues its transformation, adoption of technology-led innovations becomes important to solve the country's societal challenges in the critical areas of healthcare, smart mobility and the future of work," Intel Corporation Country Head, Intel India and Vice President, Data Platforms Group, Nivruti Rai said.

“I strongly believe it is imperative for all ecosystem stakeholders to collectively work with asynchronous effort towards realizing our AI vision for enabling better governance and elevating the quality of life for our people. “The launch of INAI, the Applied AI Research Center in Hyderabad, is a key milestone in our digitalization journey,” said Sri K. T. Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for IT, Industries, MA & UD, Government of Telangana.