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India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has formed a new expert committee. This Technology and Policy Expert Committee will guide the AI Governance and Economic Group. The committee brings together academics and industry leaders. Their role is to offer technical and policy advice. This ensures informed decisions on AI regulations and global engagements.Listen to this article in summarized format
As an advisory body for the AIGEG - the Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) will provide it expert inputs necessary to make well-informed decisions on policy design, regulatory measures and India's engagements in AI governance across global forums, an official release said.
The TPEC, chaired by the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, brings together a carefully selected group of experts spanning academic research, the technology industry and digital policy.
The AI Governance Guidelines task the committee with ensuring that the AIGEG's governance deliberations are supported by a contemporary and nuanced understanding of technological developments, policy approaches, regulatory design and global practices, while remaining responsive to India's unique social, economic and strategic context.
"Within India's newly created AI governance architecture, the AIGEG will set the strategic direction and coordinate policy across government, while the TPEC will provide subject matter guidance by translating technical and policy issues into actionable insights," the release said.
This institutional framework has been designed to enable a dynamic, adaptive and future-forward approach to AI governance and to ensure strategic, technical and policy coherence in governance decisions, it said.
