{"id":187,"date":"2026-02-16T16:15:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T16:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2026-02-24T01:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T01:29:21","slug":"ai-impact-summit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/events\/ai-impact-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"India AI Impact Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n ITU at the India AI Impact Summit 2026: Advancing AI for Good for the benefit of society<\/strong> <\/h2>\n

\n At the India AI Impact Summit 2026<\/a><\/strong>, the ITU team spotlighted AI standards, skills, and solutions that put people at the centre of digital transformation. Throughout the week, ITU leaders engaged governments, industry leaders, civil society and global multilateral partners to advance development\u2011driven AI for the benefit of everyone, everywhere.

From strengthening global AI governance to expanding connectivity, building national AI capacity, and showcasing the impact of the AI for Good<\/strong><\/a> initiative, ITU is working to ensure that the benefits of AI reach every community\u2014including the 2.2 billion people still offline<\/strong>.

Explore ITU\u2019s full programme of public sessions and keynote appearances below. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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AI & Arthik Shakti: A Blueprint for Women led Prosperity<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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16 February<\/p>\n

15:30 \u2013 16:25 (IST), L1 Meeting Room No. 9<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\"\"\n

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Diplomacy and Development in the Era of AI: Turning Innovation into Impact<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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17 February<\/p>\n

13:30 – 14:30 (IST), Hall No. 3 First Floor – Conference Room 4<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\"\"\n

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High level Townhall: How AI Will Reshape Global Development Beyond the SDGs<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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18 February<\/p>\n

10:30 – 11:25 (IST), Room 14<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\"\"\n

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India\u2019s AI Leap: Policy to Practice with AIP2<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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20 February<\/p>\n

11:30 – 12:30 (IST), West Wing Room 4 A<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\"\"\n

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Edge AI in action: Accelerating development across the Global South<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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20 February<\/p>\n

13:30 – 12:25 (IST), Room 10<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n\n \n\n\"\"\n

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Fireside Chat – AI: The Global Context<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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20 February<\/p>\n

14:17 – 14:52 (IST), Plenary Hall – A<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/a>\n \n \n \n\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":205,"parent":185,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-187","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":281,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/187\/revisions\/281"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wtisd.itu.int\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}