India, June 4 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi andAll India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Center of Excellence for artificial intelligence (AI) in Healthcare (AI-CoE). The MoU was signed by Prof. M. Srinivas, Director, AIIMS Delhi, and Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Director, IIT Delhi.

The AI-CoE will focus on developing AI-based solutions for supporting key national health programmes in the country. Last year, the two institutes were awarded a grant of Rs 330 crore by the Ministry of Education under the initiative "Make AI in India, Make AI Work for India," following a rigorous and highly competitive selection process. The proposed Centre of Excellen...