In India, Microsoft's GitHub is quickly becoming the most popular place for software developers to work together online. By 2027, India is expected to have more GitHub developers than any other country. India has 13.2 million workers on GitHub right now, while the US has about 20 million. Besides that, India has the second-most generative AI (genAI) projects on the site, after the US.
During his trip to Bengaluru, Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft, talked about how important Indian developers are to making cutting-edge goods and solutions. He praised their progress and said that the "Code without Barriers" programme would be expanded to India. This programme aims to close the gender gap in the AI, cloud, and digital technology fields. This year, the programme will help 75,000 women coders in India.
Partnerships and initiatives
- Microsoft will collaborate with Sarvam AI for voice-based generative AI applications.
- Vivek Raghavan co-founded Sarvam AI, which focuses on GenAI models for Indian languages and contexts.
- Partnerships were announced with Persistent Systems and the Open Healthcare Network for healthcare system innovation.
- The Sikshana Foundation and Microsoft Research India created Shiksha Copilot in an effort to enhance learning outcomes and empower teachers.
More AI projects and chances to learn AI skills
Microsoft started the AI Odyssey programme in January, which helped 100,000 developers move up in their AI jobs. Because of the huge reaction in India, the programme is now being offered in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and Thailand, among other Asia-Pacific countries. AI Odyssey's second part will run from February 8 to June 25, and its goal is to reach 150,000 developers in Asia. As part of his trip to Mumbai, Nadella announced a plan to help 2 million Indians learn AI skills by 2025. It is the goal of this project to give people the skills they need to do well in the AI-driven digital market.
To sum up, if Nadella's prediction comes true in 2027, India's accomplishment will represent a significant change in the balance of power within the open-source community.
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