The Ministry of Ayush has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IndiaAI under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to promote AI-driven innovation in the Ayush sector, strengthen research, digital health and capacity building, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
As part of the collaboration, the Ministry of Ayush will onboard the AIKosh platform to share eligible health research artefacts, including datasets, metadata, AI models, toolkits and relevant use cases.
The integration is expected to promote greater collaboration, innovation and the responsible development of AI solutions for the Ayush sector, the statement said.
Kavita Jain, Joint Secretary and Chief Vigilance Officer, Ministry of Ayush, said the integration of Artificial Intelligence with Ayush will create new opportunities for evidence-based research, knowledge management and innovation.
She added that the collaboration with IndiaAI would help leverage advanced AI capabilities across areas such as research, medicinal plants, drug administration and capacity building, making the Ayush ecosystem more technology-driven and future-ready.
Sudeep Srivastava, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), highlighted the importance of combining modern technology with India's traditional knowledge systems.
He said the partnership would enrich AIKosh with traditional healthcare datasets and empower researchers and practitioners of traditional medicine through AI-enabled innovation.
Naman Goyal, Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Ayush Grid, said that under its Emerging Technologies component, Ayush Grid is developing AI-driven platforms to accelerate the digital transformation of the Ayush sector.
The collaboration marks an important step towards building a technology-enabled Ayush ecosystem by bringing together traditional knowledge with modern AI capabilities, the statement noted.
The partnership will focus on accelerating the adoption and application of AI across key Ayush domains, including research, capacity building, medicinal plants and drug administration.
The MoU will also provide access to GPU-based and high-performance computing infrastructure through the IndiaAI initiative at subsidised rates, subject to defined service-level agreements.
Access to advanced computing infrastructure is expected to address critical infrastructure requirements and support the expansion of advanced AI research and applications in healthcare and traditional medicine.
With Inputs From IANS
