Bhashini

Bhashini

Subject: Science and Technology

Section: Computer and IT

Context: IIT Madras launched the ‘Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat’ to promote the state of Indian language technology with the intention to create a societal impact.

Content:

• It is an initiative to build open-source language AI for Indian languages.
• The idea is to energise the ecosystem to do more for Indian languages, all the researched data will be available for start-ups and other industries working on Indian language technology.
• This data, which can be accessed from the official website — iitm.ac.in— would include datasets, tools, and pre-trained models being developed at the Centre.

BHASHINI [BHASHaINterface for India]

• It is India’s AI led language translation platform.
• It is a part of the National Language Translation Mission.
• It aims to build a National Public Digital Platform for languages to develop services and products for citizens by leveraging the power of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.
• It shall act as an orchestrator to unify and align a large diverse network across government, industry, academia, research groups and start-ups to bring all their contributions into an open repository.
• It enables all Indians to easily access the Internet and digital services in their own language (voice-based access), increase the content in Indian Languages, improved access in specific areas of vocabulary like engineering, law, health etc, communicating in one’s own language with speakers of other Indian language, digital learning by children in their mother tongue
• Significance:
• Transcend digital barriers
• Digital inclusion and empowerment
• Realize the goal of AatmaNirbhar Bharat
• Building Blocks of Bhashini are listed below: