Overview
- At the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre, the President urged responsible use of AI to expand opportunity and reduce social and economic divides.
- She conferred AI certificates to students and Members of Parliament who completed online modules under the SOAR programme.
- The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship reported 14,938 certifications from 159,732 enrollments since SOAR’s launch in July.
- SOAR offers short 10–15 hour introductions and 30–60 hour comprehensive courses covering AI fundamentals, data science, analytics, and applied skills.
- Murmu also virtually inaugurated IGNOU’s Regional and Skill Centre in Rairangpur, Odisha, and the programme highlighted partnerships with Microsoft and HCL Tech.