By Swati Bharadwaj
Publication Date: 2026-02-20 22:24:00
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh govt has partnered with tech giant IBM, BharatGen and NxtGen to develop a ‘Swadeshi AI stack’, a sovereign artificial intelligence framework aimed at delivering citizen-centric services in Telugu and other regional languages. The collaboration was announced at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi on Friday.The govt said the initiative will integrate AI models, govt and external datasets, software platforms and deployment tools into a unified system that can run on sovereign cloud platforms or on-premises data centres. The goal is to strengthen governance and improve service delivery across priority sectors while ensuring that data and operational control remain within Indian jurisdiction.Under the collaboration, IBM, BharatGen and NxtGen will provide technical and strategic guidance on the stack’s design, architecture and operating model. IBM will contribute expertise in data and AI, hybrid cloud, governance, automation and security,…
