Pre-AI Summit Concludes Successfully in Mangaluru | Paving the Path to India AI Impact Summit 2026 The Pre-AI Summit – “Paving the Path to India-AI Impact Summit 2026”, held on 17th January at Nitte Institute of Professional Education (NPE), Mangaluru, marked an important milestone in shaping conversations around India’s AI-driven future. Hosted by STPI - Software Technology Parks of India, the event brought together policymakers, industry leaders, academia, startups, and innovators to engage in meaningful dialogue on responsible, inclusive, and scalable AI. The inaugural session featured insightful addresses by distinguished leaders including: - Sudeep Shrivastava, Joint Secretary, MeitY, Govt. of India - Dr. Sanjay Tyagi, Director, STPI Bengaluru - Dr. Jnaneshwar Pai Maroor, Principal, NIPE - Prashanth Shenoy Katpady, Co-Founder & CTO, UniCourt - Harsha Halahalli, Registrar, Nitte University - Ramesh Naidu Laveti, Scientist ‘F’, C-DAC Bengaluru - Chandrakanth B.N., Founder & Chairman, Pairee Group & VP – South India, IACC - Shyamprasad Hebbar, Director, UnifyCX Panel Discussion (Theme: Democratising AI Resources: Harnessing AI to Build India’s Digital Public Infrastructure) Highlights: The engaging dialogue on “AI Commons: Democratising Data, Compute & Models” curated by Indo-American Chamber of Commerce was moderated by Jayavaradhan Sambedu, Sr. Vice Chairman, IACC Karnataka & Co-Founder & CEO, Curl.tech Panelists included: - Vijai Velu, Vice Chairman, IACC Karnataka & Co-Founder & CEO, Elfonze Technologies - Yule Lobo, Vice President, CodeCraft Technologies Pvt Ltd - Mahesh Madan Bhat, Founder, MMB Legal The discussion emphasised the need for AI Commons that democratise access to data, compute, and models — highlighting how shared infrastructure, collaborative ecosystems, and policy–industry–academia alignment are critical to enabling scalable, inclusive, and responsible AI innovation in India. This Pre-Summit successfully built momentum toward the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, reinforcing the shared commitment to responsible innovation, inclusive growth, and digital public infrastructure. #PreAISummit #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #AIForIndia #ResponsibleAI #InclusiveAI #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #AIEcosystem #DemocratisingAI #AICommons #AIInnovation #FutureOfAI #TechPolicy #StartupEcosystem #IndustryAcademiaCollaboration #PublicPrivatePartnership #STPIIndia #IACCIndia #DigitalIndia #AILeadership #AIInGovernance #EmergingTechnologies #AIAndPolicy #InnovationEcosystem #IndiaTech #AIImpact @IndiaAiExpo @Vijai_Velu @karnatakadem @GoI_MeitY @stpiindia @UniCourtInc @UnifyCX @benglurjay @synapticMuddle @BNChandrakanth1 @shyamhebbar @Elfonze_Tech @codecrafttech @maheshmadanbhat @MMBLegalIndia @JerryManoharan @AmritaTiwary4 @Raj_CM

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Spoken English classes for Dakshina Kannada digital librarians are underway with amazing responses from all participants. Big thanks to @codecrafttech for supporting this program! @readingkafka #librariesforall #time_to_ACT

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The Spoken English classes for DKZP GP Digital librarians have been inaugurated virtually! The program includes 25 hours online and 15 hours offline. Thanks to the RDPR department and DKZP for their support, and thanks to @codecrafttech for their CSR contribution. @readingkafka

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On the app track we started with @_nikhilsnayak_ giving a masterful introduction to @nextjs #NextJS14 and their motivation to upgrade to it @codecrafttech #TechMang24

Super excited for the talk on @nextjs by our geek @nikhilnayak3473 of @codecrafttech at Tech Mangalore 2024 @Dikshith

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Sachin from @codecrafttech talking on Progressive Web Apps

@ashish_alva from @codecrafttech giving a talk on iOS native development

4th session #TechMang3 : Want to build apps for @Apple #iPhone & #iPad? Then you got to attend Ashish Alva of @codecrafttech, introduction to #iOS app development using native frameworks. RSVP 👇 techmang3.eventbrite.com/?af…