Overview
- Chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the two-day AI in Transforming Healthcare conference in Lucknow, outlining a vision to make UP a national leader in AI-enabled health services.
- The government said the UP AI Mission will phase projects over three years worth about ₹2,000 crore to strengthen AI-driven diagnostics, telemedicine and public-health decision-making.
- Uttar Pradesh signed an MoU between UPDESCO and the IndiaAI Mission to expand the state’s AI ecosystem, including a plan for 65 Data and AI Labs, with two already running at NIELIT Lucknow and Gorakhpur, one in Pilibhit, 49 approved and 13 sites to be identified.
- Sessions brought together NITI Aayog, the National Health Authority, MeitY, WHO, the World Bank, the Gates Foundation and Google, with IndiaAI officials emphasizing structured data, data labs and future-ready skills.
- Day two features live demos, startup pitches and pilots in radiology, TB, pathology and cancer, plus tools for ASHA and Anganwadi workers and rural telemedicine, alongside updates on device and pharma parks, new centres of excellence and plans for an AI City in Lucknow ahead of the national AI Impact Summit in February.