Amazon Web Services partners with SHI India to support AI model development

Collaboration of SHI India and AWS will help to strengthen AI adoption by government departments and enterprises, accelerate their digital transformation and build AI solutions tailored to India’s unique needs, across sectors.

Bengaluru: Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday announced a collaboration with SHI India (formerly Locuz), an AWS Partner Network (APN) Partner, to support indigenous AI model development under the IndiaAI Mission.

This makes AI capabilities accessible to government departments, startups, enterprises, academic institutions, and R&D organisations across the country.

AWS’ generative AI technologies leveraging Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker along with SHI's local implementation capabilities, will support India's push for technological self-reliance and AI leadership.

“India's ambition to lead in AI is not simply about access to technology, it is about building an environment where innovation becomes the core and provides the groundwork across sectors; from government institutions to enterprises and the startups that are reimagining what's possible”, said Sandeep Dutta, President, AWS India and South Asia.

"The IndiaAI Mission represents a transformative opportunity for India's technology sector, and SHI India is honoured to collaborate with AWS in this national initiative," said Uttam Majumdar, SVP, SHI India.

"By combining AWS's AI services with our deep understanding of Indian enterprise needs and regulatory requirements, we're enabling organisations to adopt AI with confidence. Our focus is on making enterprise-grade AI accessible, practical, and impactful for Indian organisations across multiple sectors."

AWS’ collaboration with SHI India will help to strengthen AI adoption by government departments and enterprises, accelerate their digital transformation and build AI solutions tailored to India’s unique needs, across sectors.