Focus Areas - Artificial Intelligence
Establishing EU-India collaboration for Artificial Intelligence to develop advanced trustworthy, sustainable, and human-centric AI.
Artificial Intelligence
Context
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming industries worldwide, from personalised learning in education to automation and precision engineering in manufacturing. Recognising its potential, the EU and India are cooperating on developing safe and ethical AI, creating AI models for public good, and skilling their workforce for the future.
Both regions are working to shape frameworks that uphold transparency, accountability, human-centric values, and ensure that AI protects rights while enabling responsible innovation. In addition, they are developing AI applications in healthcare, agriculture, and climate resilience, pooling expertise to deliver inclusive benefits and strengthening governance. Finally, the EU and India are investing in workforce development through training, exchanges, and talent mobility programmes, connecting industry and academia to meet evolving demands.
Objectives
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Facilitating dialogue between the EU AI Act and the India AI Mission for enhanced regulatory synergies.
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Explore cooperation in applying AI to areas of mutual interest such as healthcare, agriculture, disaster management, and climate resilience.
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Supporting research on the use of open-source AI models & datasets for social impact, ensuring inclusivity for MSMEs and marginalized communities.
Our Approach
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Hosting regular workshops with EU and Indian industry, academia and public officials to support to understand the demand-supply landscape for AI skills.
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Encouraging multi-stakeholder dialogue to foster a mutual understanding of developing ethical and safe AI and policy implications.
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Promoting a Team Europe approach through structured exchanges on AI between EU and Indian stakeholders.
Current State of Cooperation
In the Joint Statements of the EU-India meetings, the two countries recognised cooperation on Artificial Intelligence is an area of strategic importance for both regions. The EU-India Strategic Agenda 2025 reiterates the two economies’ commitment to developing advanced, trustworthy, sustainable, and human centric AI. The key AI domains they will focus on are large language models, multilingual natural language processing datasets, AI training datasets, and AI solutions for public good.
Key Areas for Further Collaboration
- Dialogues on ethical guidelines, risk-based regulation, and shared principles for AI safety, accountability, and oversight.
- Training programs, study visits, and talent mobility schemes which strengthen AI skills, foster mutual learning, and prepare the workforce for AI-enabled jobs.
Moving Forward
- Planned workshops and technical exchanges will translate strategic discussions into practical cooperation.
- Creating a structured talent mobility pathway for AI skilled workers from India to the EU.
Publications
Joint statement on the second meeting of the EU-India Trade and Technology Council
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First EU-India Trade and Technology Council focused on deepening strategic engagement on trade and technology
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