New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- At the 'Advancing AI Readiness and Adoption in Manufacturing MSMEs' session on the second day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, a joint study by the National Institute of Smart Governance (NISG) and Athena Infonomics was launched under the aegis of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the India AI Mission.

The study aims to develop a practical roadmap to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption among manufacturing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across sectors such as textiles, pharmaceuticals (including medical devices) and electronics. Its findings are expected to inform targeted government interventions to strengthen manufacturing output, export competi...