Vadodara: IBM, the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat, and the Indian AI Research Organisation (IAIRO) have announced their intent to establish an Industrial Artificial Intelligence Centre of Excellence (Industrial AI CoE) in Gujarat. Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the application of AI technologies across asset-intensive sectors such as manufacturing, energy, utilities, and supply chains to enhance efficiency, safety, resilience, and quality within real-world constraints.

As per the company, the Industrial AI CoE will serve as a Living Lab, envisioned to drive technology innovation, demonstrations, and pilot programmes to enable the creation and adoption of industrial applications of Artificial Intelligence that leverage and advance sovereign AI technologies. The initiative also aims to facilitate knowledge exchange across the AI ecosystem through workshops, conferences, technical sessions, and stakeholder engagements, fostering collaboration between industry, academia, and government.

Additionally, the Industrial AI CoE will promote skill development and capacity building through academic partnerships, research initiatives, hackathons, and training programmes in emerging AI technologies. It is further intended to serve as a focal point for collaboration on the development of AI frameworks, reference architectures, standards, and best practices to enable responsible and scalable AI adoption. The initiative will encourage innovation and applied research to strengthen Gujarat’s AI ecosystem and accelerate the adoption of Industrial AI solutions.

As part of the collaboration, IBM and IAIRO intend to serve as technical and strategic advisors to the Department of Science and Technology, providing expertise in Industrial AI technologies, sovereign AI technologies, asset management platforms, and related best practices to scale AI adoption in the industrial sector. DeshGujarat