<h1>Public-private partnership to build AI ecosystem advances training, startup incubation, research grants and governance capacity building.</h1> A public-private partnership SoI establishes a programme to develop the AI/ML ecosystem by training government functionaries, students and developers in open-source AI tools; incubating and mentoring Indian AI/ML startups; funding researchers and faculty through grants and scholarships; and organising an AI/ML hackathon using open datasets and international platforms to address sectoral challenges.