NewzVille Desk
The Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), New Delhi, on Friday launched the AIME Academy (AI Academy for Media and Entertainment), a major initiative aimed at strengthening AI-driven media education and capacity building in the country.
The Academy was inaugurated by Chanchal Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in the presence of Dr. Pragya Paliwal Gaur, Vice Chancellor, IIMC, and Dr. Manish Gupta, Sr Director, Google DeepMind India, at the IIMC campus in New Delhi.
The event also celebrated the successful completion of the 10-week hybrid AI Skills Training Programme, which trained over 110 newsroom professionals, media educators and students representing more than 100 newsrooms and media colleges across 23 cities and over 10 Indian languages.
The Google News Initiative AI Skills Programme was a 10-week hybrid programme launched by IIMC in partnership with Google and with training support from How India Lives. It brought together participants from across print, digital, broadcast, regional and local newsrooms, covering both private and government sectors.
