IIT-BHU signs MoU with Amazon Internet Services Pvt Limited

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New Delhi : The Indian Institute of Technology – Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) and Amazon Internet Services Private Limited (AISPL) on June 19, 2018, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop cloud-ready job skills by providing access to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Educate programme and help establish a Cloud Research Lab on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML).

The Cloud Research Lab will provide students with opportunities to use AWS Cloud technology to pursue research initiatives that focus on AI and ML innovation for India. The  MoU was signed in the presence of Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi.

Speaking on this occasion, Javadekar said that this is very important occasion that Amazon is joining  hands with IIT-BHU for giving essential free services in Cloud Computing, Data-sets and many other new technologies, which will empower our students and faculties to do better and focused research. He said that PM Narendra Modi is always pushing hard for  new research and innovation efforts, according to a PIB release.

Javadekar said that with the launch of Higher Education Finance Agency ( HEFA), huge budget from the additional resources, Prime Minister Research Fellowship and programmes like IMPRINT scheme, Uchchtar Aviskar Yojana, the research and innovation in India will get new dimension.

According to an Accenture report titled, “Rewire for Growth”, AI has the potential to add nearly $1 trillion to India’s economy by 2035. India, as the fastest growing economy and with the second largest population in the world, has a significant stake in the AI revolution which needs to be implemented and encouraged in the areas of health, education, environment, infrastructure, cyber security and various other sectors.

Under the MoU, IIT-BHU gains access to the resources in AWS Educate program and curriculum designed for higher education institutions to incorporate in their courses. This collaboration will help accelerate cloud-related technical expertise for students and boost their readiness as they prepare to undertake the industry-recognized certification.