National AI Skilling Initiative:
The Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting launched the national AI Skilling Initiative.
- It is aimed at strengthening AI capabilities in areas such as animation, visual effects, gaming, comics (AVGC) and media technology.
- It was launched by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in partnership with Google and YouTube.
- This initiative will train participants from the creative and media sectors.
- It is being implemented through the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT).
- It will be conducted in two phases.
- Phase I: It will focus on foundational AI learning at scale through Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud Generative AI learning paths.
- Participants will undergo courses such as AI Essentials, Prompting Essentials, Introduction to Generative AI, and Generative AI Leader
- Path. Successful completion of this phase will be mandatory for progression to the next stage.
- Phase II: It will focus on advanced, hands-on and project-based specialization for the creative industry. The training will be conducted in major cities across the country.
- Phase I: It will focus on foundational AI learning at scale through Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud Generative AI learning paths.
- It will support creators, media professionals, students and developers in building future-ready skills.
