IndiaAI and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in collaboration with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, are set to host the Uttar Pradesh Regional AI Impact Conference 2026 in Lucknow on January 12 and 13, positioning the State as a leading hub for responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence adoption in governance and public service delivery.
The two-day conference will serve as an official precursor to the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held in New Delhi from February 16 to 20, and forms part of a national series of eight Regional AI Impact Conferences being organised across the country. The initiative aims to align State-level AI initiatives with the broader ambitions of the IndiaAI Mission and strengthen pathways for scalable, population-level impact.
Senior policymakers, officials from State and Central Governments, representatives of global institutions, industry leaders, researchers, innovators and startups will convene in Lucknow to deliberate on the responsible and inclusive deployment of AI, with a strong focus on healthcare systems, digital public infrastructure, economic growth and social good. The conference will highlight real-world applications of AI in governance, health delivery and technology-enabled public services.
The programme will include plenary sessions on the global AI landscape, AI-driven healthcare delivery, State readiness and capacity building, digital public infrastructure for health, AI-enabled diagnostics and clinical innovation, and workforce empowerment. Startup showcases, hackathon outcomes and industry-led demonstrations will complement policy discussions, with an emphasis on translating intent into measurable outcomes.
Ahead of the conference, the IndiaAI Working Group meeting on “AI for Economic Growth and Social Good” will be held in Lucknow on January 12 in a hybrid format. Jointly convened by MeitY, IndiaAI and the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Working Group brings together member countries, international organisations, policymakers and domain experts to advance convergence on priority AI issues that require global collaboration. The Working Group forms a core pillar of the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026 process.
Building on Uttar Pradesh’s growing momentum in digital governance and healthcare innovation, the conference will showcase State-led AI use cases and foster collaboration between government, industry, academia and startups under the IndiaAI framework. Outcomes from the Working Group meeting, conference deliberations and associated ecosystem engagements are expected to feed into the national roadmap for the IndiaAI Impact Summit 2026, reinforcing India’s commitment to safe, secure and trustworthy AI for public good.
