New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- India's artificial intelligence (AI) ambitions could receive a boost through wider access to high-quality datasets, with the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launching a new framework to enable secure data collaboration while protecting privacy, intellectual property and institutional control.

The ministry on Saturday launched the Handbook on Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) for AI Training at a high-level roundtable in Bengaluru. The handbook was unveiled by S. Krishnan, Secretary, MeitY, with support from the iSPIRT Foundation.

The framework seeks to address challenges that often restrict data sharing, including concerns around privacy, confidentiality, intellect...