Explained: What Is Bhashini And How It Can Bridge The Gap Between Indian languages

The government of India has added several digital economy initiatives at the Digital India Week 2022 event in Gandhinagar. ‘Bhashini,’ one of these initiatives, is a local language translation mission that aims to break the barrier between various Indian tongues by using available technology. This government platform aims to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) resources available in the public domain to be used by -- Indian MSMEs, startups and individual innovators. This will help developers to offer all Indians easy access to the internet and digital services in their native languages. Catch BTTV’s Shakshi in conversation with Amitabh Nag, CEO, Bhashini Division, Digital India as he explains everything about bhashini and jugalbandi. Listen in.