New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): At the India AI Summit 2026, held at the Bharat Mandapam, Fraunhofer has considerably deepened the technological bond between India and Germany. Through a sequence of high-level boards and strategic showcases, Europe’s largest application-oriented analysis organisation underscored its dedication to advancing ‘AI for Economic Development and Social Good.’
The summit served as a focus for the Indo-German Innovation and Technology Forum, the place world business captains and authorities officers converged to handle the sensible utility of AI in sectors crucial to each nations: manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, and governance.
Fraunhofer supported inclusivity via devoted classes like ‘Women in Science and Technology,’ and addressed the pressing want for standardised, farmer-centric digital instruments to mitigate local weather dangers in agrifood methods.
Prof Dr Kristina Sinemus, Hessian Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation, State of Hessen, Germany, emphasised that the human component should stay at the core of technological progress.
‘AI is already reworking how we produce, heal, develop meals, and govern. The key query isn’t whether or not AI will form our society, however how and whether or not financial improvement and social good advance collectively. Our technique is guided by a transparent precept: expertise should serve individuals, not the opposite manner round.’
She additional highlighted the potential for synergy between the 2 nations. ‘India has proven with initiatives like ADA, NPI, and India Stack how digital public infrastructure can scale and allow innovation at large ranges. Germany can deliver experience in balanced regulation, information safety, and high quality assurance. Together, India and Germany can construct bridges between scale and safeguard… grounded in shared democratic values,’ she stated.
Anandi Iyer, Director of Fraunhofer Office India, famous the organisation’s long-standing historical past within the nation and its position in bridging the hole between idea and observe.
‘India as everyone knows wants translational analysis and subsequently Fraunhofer has an vital position to play. We are delighted that we have been among the many first movers coming into India 18 years in the past. Even right now, there are only a few worldwide R&D organizations which are lively in India.’
Dr Raj Kumar Upadhyay, CEO of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), lauded the continued cooperation in high-tech infrastructure.
‘The collaboration with Fraunhofer is a extremely valued partnership that may speed up expertise development and deployment in Internet Security, 5G/6G, Quantum in addition to AI and telecommunications.’
Dr Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, issued a name to motion for future innovators in the course of the ‘Women in Innovation’ session. ‘Leadership in science and expertise calls for audacity, resilience, and objective.’
Fraunhofer’s presence at the summit – highlighted by breakthroughs just like the Virtual Employee and the Dataspaces Platform–reinforces a partnership constructed on the shortest doable transition from the laboratory to the market. (ANI)