{"id":20375,"date":"2026-02-21T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=20375"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:37:10","slug":"india-ai-impact-summit-2026-session-calls-for-value-based-trustworthy-ai-to-strengthen-sovereignty-and-democracyindia-ai-impact-summit-2026-session-calls-for-value-based-trustworthy-ai-to-strengthen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=20375","title":{"rendered":"India AI Impact Summit 2026 Session Calls for Value-Based, Trustworthy AI to Strengthen Sovereignty and DemocracyIndia AI Impact Summit 2026 Session Calls for Value-Based, Trustworthy AI to Strengthen Sovereignty and Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India AI Impact Summit 2026 Session Calls for Value-Based, Trustworthy AI to Strengthen Sovereignty and Democracy<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n


\n\u201cPeace, Power and Perspectives\u201d Session Explores Role of Indigenous Capacity, Secure Compute and Governance Frameworks in Shaping National Resilience<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Global Leaders Emphasise Transparency, Accountability and Human-Centric Design as Foundations of Operational Trust in High-Stakes AI Systems<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Posted On: 20 FEB 2026 6:19PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in defence systems, cyber operations, critical infrastructure and public governance, the session \u201cPeace, Power and Perspectives: A Value-Based Approach to Trustworthy AI\u201d at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 examined how countries are linking sovereign capability with democratic legitimacy and operational trust. The discussion moved beyond principles to the practical question of how indigenous AI capacity, secure compute, data governance and public institutions together shape national resilience and strategic autonomy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Deliberations brought together perspectives from Europe, Asia and Latin America to show how trustworthy AI is being built through real systems\u2014ranging from crisis-response platforms and industrial optimisation to national digital governance frameworks. Across these examples, speakers stressed that trust is no longer a downstream outcome of technology, but a design requirement shaped by transparency, accountability, interoperable standards and the ability of citizens and institutions to rely on AI in high-stakes environments.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Amlan Mohanty, NITI Aayog, Government of India,<\/em>\u00a0underscored that India\u2019s approach to AI governance is driven by a spirit of optimism and anchored in values of inclusivity, equality, and access. He emphasised that governance is \u201cnot about containment or regulation or risk mitigation only,\u201d but also about driving adoption and building capacity. He noted that these principles are not new but are already embedded in India\u2019s Constitution, and the priority is ensuring that values of fairness and equality extend to AI. He described India\u2019s framework as a \u201clight-touch kind of regulatory agile approach,\u201d ensuring that constitutional values guide how AI governance is implemented across stakeholders.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Sindhu Gangadharan, Chairperson, Nasscom, MD, SAP Labs India Pvt Ltd,\u00a0placed the discussion in the context of real-world public value, emphasising that technology must be measured by its societal impact. Recalling the use of digital platforms during the pandemic to track oxygen supply chains in real time, she said the experience demonstrated that \u201ctechnology cannot exist for its own sake\u2026 the true purpose of technology is serving humanity.<\/em>\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Karianne Oldernes Tung, Minister, Norwegian Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance, highlighted the need for clear national frameworks and institutional guidance to reduce uncertainty for industry and public agencies. Stressing that trust extends beyond technical accuracy, she said it must also be about \u201creliability, transparency, fairness and accountability<\/em>,\u201d adding that \u201cto trust something, I need to understand how it works\u2014and I need a real choice in the matter<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Yukio Teramura, Assistant Vice Minister for International Affairs, MIC Japan, linked AI adoption directly to industrial competitiveness and national resilience, noting that data sharing across organisations can accelerate innovation in ageing societies. At the same time, he underlined the importance of managing risks such as bias, privacy and technical errors to ensure\u00a0\u201ca human-centric AI society where people and AI work together.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Luanna Roncaratti, Deputy Secretary, Digital Government, Brazil,\u00a0highlighted the role of democratic governance and data frameworks in shaping responsible AI adoption. She noted that for large, fast-growing democracies, AI is not only a technological shift but also \u201cabout behaviour, inclusion and social impact<\/em>,\u201d with public services, healthcare and quality of life improving when development remains aligned with human rights and sovereignty.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Heather Broomfield, Norwegian Government AI Unit, Norwegian Digitalisation Agency emphasised that trustworthy AI rests on institutional credibility, shared public values and enforceable governance. Highlighting the importance of confronting risks rather than overlooking them, she said that in the public sector AI must reflect \u201cequality, fairness and accountability<\/em>,\u201d and that \u201cguardrails must be in place if AI is to strengthen rather than undermine trust<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Niels Nagelhus Schia, Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), situated AI within an evolving geopolitical landscape, noting that control over compute infrastructure, semiconductors and data flows is reshaping economic competitiveness, military capability and decision-making power. He cautioned that fragmented development pathways risk weakening interoperability and legitimacy, stressing that \u201cwhen technology structures power, it also stretches trust<\/em>,\u201d and that\u00a0\u201cAI cannot emerge from technological fragmentation alone.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Morten D\u00e6hlen, Professor, University of Oslo and Co-Director, Norwegian Centre for Trustworthy AI (TRUST),\u00a0drew attention to the growing strategic importance of data governance, observing that leaders are now focusing on both data sharing and \u201cdata reduction\u201d as the scale of data generation accelerates and sustainability considerations become central.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Hildegunn McLernon, SVP Technology Strategy and Portfolio, Kongsberg Maritime, presented an industrial deployment perspective, demonstrating how operational data and AI-driven optimisation are being used to improve maritime efficiency while reducing environmental impact. She noted that real-time performance insights enable systems that can\u00a0\u201coptimise underwater radiated noise,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0directly linking advanced analytics with biodiversity outcomes.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The session emphasised that trust will be the key factor in the next phase of AI adoption. Building it will require sovereign capability, strong institutions, interoperable global frameworks and real-world applications that improve citizens\u2019 lives, supported by international cooperation and a clear public purpose.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

India AI Impact Summit 2026 Session Calls for Value-Based, Trustworthy AI to Strengthen Sovereignty and Democracy \u201cPeace, Power and Perspectives\u201d Session Explores Role of Indigenous Capacity, Secure Compute and Governance Frameworks in Shaping National Resilience Global Leaders Emphasise Transparency, Accountability and Human-Centric Design as Foundations of Operational Trust in High-Stakes AI Systems Posted On: 20 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20375"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20378,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20375\/revisions\/20378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}