AI4India flags data access gap in India

India has a vast reservoir of consumer and public data but lacks the frameworks needed to make it accessible and usable for artificial intelligence developers, creating a major untapped opportunity for the country’s AI ecosystem, said Alok Agrawal, co-founder of AI-Alndia.

- TBG NETWORK

Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of a pre-summit conclave ahead of the AI India Impact Summit 2026, Agrawal said India must focus on enriching and structuring local data to build AI models relevant to its diverse population. The five-day India-AI Impact Summit 2026 will be held from February 16 to 20 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, covering policy, research, industry, and public engagement.

“One very strong thing coming out is that there is a lot of data which is available... but we don't have the right framework to use it or make it available to model developers,” Agrawal said.

“This is one area where some of the other countries have taken a lead. India has access to it, and that’s a huge upcoming opportunity,” he said.