An expert-level discussion was held on the role of Open Networks and Digital Public Infrastructure in scaling AI at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology informed that the speakers demonstrated how India’s approach, combining consent-based data systems, interoperable platforms and open participation, has created the foundation for AI deployment at a population scale.
The session set out a clear proposition that the future of AI will be determined not only by model breakthroughs, but by the digital public infrastructure and open network architectures that allow innovation to reach millions of people. The session concluded that open networks and DPI together create the institutional and technological foundation required to take AI from pilots to population-scale deployment. Moreover, Leaders called for affordable, easy-to-use and multilingual AI for wider access.
