Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said that by the year 2023, over 30 lakh govt officials in the country will be trained and exposed to emerging technologies like "Artificial Intelligence" (AI), Machine Learning, Blockchain etc. for effective governance and service delivery at the grassroots level. 

Delivering the valedictory address at the two-day workshop on "Emerging Technology for Good Governance" for heads of Central Training Institutions (CTIs) and State level Administrative Training Institutions (ATIs) at IIPA, Dr Jitendra Singh said through CTIs, ATIs and iGOT-MK (Integrated Government Online Training-Mission Karmayogi) the modern technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), will be disseminated to 30 lakhs Central and State govt officials. 

Dr Jitendra Singh said there are 25 Central Training Institutions, 33 State level Administrative Training Institutions and other civil service training institutions, the Capacity Building Commission and the Wadhwani Institute of Technology and Policy (WITP) will jointly achieve this noble mission. 

He stated that Artificial Intelligence(A-I) and Machine Learning could detect frauds in GST and Income Tax returns, Blockchain for securing Records and Certificates and Data-driven Decision Making through Analytics and said civil servants would soon use these techniques in day-to-day work and administration. 

The Minister elaborated that the government plays a delicate balancing role between using and promoting technologies. It becomes crucial that decision makers at the forefront – Civil Servants - truly realize the potentials and fallacies of emerging technologies such as AI, ML and Data analytics. He, however, clarified that civil servants are not expected to become scientists or developers in any domain but rather to understand how, why, and where to use these technologies. 

The course covers Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, the Internet of Things, Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality, Data Analytics, Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Blockchain.