Guwahati to host AI event on May 9
MEITY
) in partnership with
, along with
Ikigai Law
as a partner, will organise a consultation event on '
AI Readiness Assessment Methodology
(RAM)' at Assam Administrative Staff College, here on May 9.
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The event will be the 4th AI RAM event in the country out of five, which have been previously organised in New Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The upcoming event will mostly focus on shaping the country's policy making in AI.
Guwahati: The Union ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) in partnership with UNESCO, along with Ikigai Law as a partner, will organise a consultation event on 'AI Readiness Assessment Methodology (RAM)' at Assam Administrative Staff College, here on May 9.
The event will be the 4th AI RAM event in the country out of five, which have been previously organised in New Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The upcoming event will mostly focus on shaping the country's policy making in AI.
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