IT services, tech startups put India on route to AI: ETILC

By Jayadipta Chatterji Mehta A strong tech startup story and IT prowess give India an edge over others in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. In the second part of our series on AI, members of The Economic Times India Leadership Council, ETILC's core group on technology weigh in on India's advantages as a market leader in IT services. "We believe India has a major advantage over other countries due to its vibrant tech-related startup ecosystem, strong IT services, and an offshoring industry, to harness the power of AI," they say. The members include Kaushal Sarda, CEO, Kuliza Technologies; Dilipkumar Khandelwal, MD, executive VP, SAP Labs India; Anil Valluri, President, India and SAARC, NetApp; AS Rajgopal, MD, NextGen; Piyush Sinha, deputy MD, NEC Technologies; Anuj Gupta, CEO, Hitachi Systems Micro Clinic, and Vikas Gupta, CEO and CTO, GreyMatter Software Services. For artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to run on big data, Indian companies require technology that will digitise and store data.