A committee under the DoT formed for the standardization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has invited papers on AI. These original papers should address different aspects of AI such as – functional network architecture, AI architecture, data structures required, etc. DoT said that as the proliferation of AI increases, there is a need to develop an Indian AI stack so as to bring interoperability, among other things. Papers have been invited from academia, research, and technical industries, telecom service providers, application service providers.

To boost exports, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has been directed to set standards for export items, which get rejected for non-compliance of global quality norms. The Minister said that the countries like Europe have new standards & parameters and our exporters are not able to comply with them. He has directed BIS to ensure all standards are in line with global standards.  At present, only 50 % of standards are at par with international norms.

Dept. for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT) launched website & mobile application [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation] on IPR. The modules of this e-learning platform [L2Pro India IP e-learning Platform and the L2Pro India Mobile App] will aid and enable, innovators, entrepreneurs, SMEs in understanding IPRs for their ownership and protection, integrate IP into business models and obtain value for their R&D efforts.

• Amendments to the Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects.
• Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power From Grid Connected Wind Solar Hybrid Projects - Reg.
• An online portal for processing applications for including and updating wind turbine models in Revised List of Models and Manufacturers (RLMM).
• Year End Review 2018