ENA Sectors 2024-07-16 14:31:00 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>Chennai, Jul 16 (KNN)</strong> Amazon Web Services (AWS) India has announced a collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Technology (iTNT) Hub to launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up hub program.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The initiative aims to foster the development of generative AI solutions for public-sector initiatives through Tamil Nadu's start-up ecosystem.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The program will facilitate collaboration between start-ups and industry partners to create solutions for government, healthcare, education, and non-profit sectors, focusing on AI, generative AI, and deep-tech applications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Start-ups will be solicited and shortlisted based on their potential to address public sector needs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Sunil PP, Lead of Channels and Alliances, AWS India's Public Sector, stated, The partnership seeks to nurture a start-up community that has core capabilities and strengths in generative AI, accelerate innovation using generative AI, and help public sector organisations implement solutions that can create positive and scalable impact in society.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">iTNT Hub, established at Anna University in Chennai by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Information Technology and Digital Services Department, will provide mentorship to founders from over 570 affiliated engineering colleges.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The hub will offer access to research opportunities, sectoral guidance, and funding avenues for start-ups in incubation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">As part of the program, eligible start-ups will receive up to USD 10,000 in AWS credits to develop solutions using AWS services, including generative AI tools such as Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Q, and Amazon SageMaker.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">AWS will also consider onboarding qualifying start-ups to the AWS Partner Network (APN) to support product acceleration and market expansion.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Vanitha Venugopal, CEO, iTNT Hub, emphasised the value of the collaboration, stating, Collaborating with a global technology leader like AWS gives us access to the latest technology, innovation methodologies, and best practices, and enables start-ups to jumpstart their innovation and growth journey with subject-matter expertise on cloud and generative AI. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This partnership represents a significant step in promoting AI innovation and entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu's technology sector, with potential implications for public service delivery and technological advancement in the region.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 38607 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/aws-partners-with-tamil-nadu-tech-hub-to-launch-ai-start-up-program 2024-07-16 14:31:00 knnindia.co.in