The Data Science industry in India is expected to become a USD 16 billion ecosystem by 2025

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Mphasis has partnered with NASSCOM to felicitate best in class AI start-ups at the upcoming NASSCOM Technology & Leadership Forum 2019.

In an effort to drive the adoption of futuristic technologies including Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Analytics, the partnership will recognize, nurture and promote bright young startups to scale the current AI ecosystem in India.

India is ranked amongst the top 10 AI/Data Science ecosystems globally, and in future, the demand for advanced deep tech and AI-related technologies is expected to unlock a trillion-dollar opportunity.

The Data Science industry in India is expected to become a USD 16 billion ecosystem by 2025, from the current USD 2 billion, translating to an 8x growth. AI has the potential to add US$957 billion, or 15 percent of current gross value added to India’s economy in 2035 and Advanced Tech startups will drive this transformation as well as spearhead the broad structural transformation of the economy.

To meet the growing need to support the ecosystem, thirty AI focused start-ups from the NASSCOM 10,000 startups initiative are invited to participate in the ‘Mphasis Pitch Day’. The showcase is aimed at identifying the most innovative AI startups that will bridge the technology gap across enterprises business. The startups will be selected based on the following parameters:

* High-impact innovations in AI across industries and categories.
* The best use cases, applicable across verticals and horizontals.
* High-tech AI solutions that organizations have delivered internally or to their clients.