Bill Gates, Indian ministers discuss AI, health, agriculture

Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates on Wednesday met Union Health Minister J P Nadda and reviewed the collaboration between the government and the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation in the healthcare sectorIn a post on X Nadda highlighted the strides India has made in areas such as maternal health immunisation and sanitation with the Gates Foundations supportldquoMet with Mr Bill Gates founder of the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation during his visit to India today We discussed the remarkable progress India has achieved in healthcare particularly in maternal health immunisation and sanitation through our collaboration with the Foundationrdquo Nadda saidGates also held discussions with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on leveraging Artificial Intelligence AI and predictive analytics to improve service delivery in the fields of healthcare education agriculture and employment generationAfter his meeting with Gates Naidu in a post on X lauded the role of the Gates Foundation in realising the vision of lsquoSwarna Andhra Pradesh 2047rsquomdasha longterm developmental goal of the stateOn Monday Gates met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan who said the discussions covered a range of topics including food security rural development and the application of AI and Machine Learning in agricultureAI missionIndia AI Mission and Gates Foundation will soon sign an Memorandum of Understanding MoUThe India AI Mission focuses on developing AI applications in critical sectors such as agriculture healthcare weather forecasting and disaster management Speaking at an event in New Delhi Gates hailed Indias achievements in the field of Artificial Intelligence AI adding that Indias leadership in AI will drive innovation worldwideAddressing themdashFuture Forwardmdashan actiondriven forum that brings together global industry leaders policymakers investors and changemakers to drive realworld collaboration and impact event said ldquoSimilar to how DPI Digital Public Infrastructure has garnered global attention Indias leadership in AI will drive innovation worldwiderdquoGates said that hersquos spoken to Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw to ensure the participation of India in upcoming AI Summit to benefit countries especially from the Global South He said that AI will accelerate advancements in areas like mRNA vaccines agricultural innovation and the fight against malnutritionGates also hailed capabilities of Indian companies in developing lowcost highquality vaccines and the countrys healthcare sectorGates also visited Parliament on Wednesday where the Budget Session is presently underwayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever