Working Groups At The AI Impact Summit / Democratizing AI Resources
Democratizing AI Resources Working Group
Promoting equitable access to foundational AI resources for inclusive innovation and sustainable development worldwide
About The Working Group
The growing demands of AI development require vast resources that are unevenly concentrated worldwide today, reinforcing global inequalities in innovation capacity. TheDemocratizing AI Resources Working Group aims to promote access and affordability tofoundational AI resources for all, which would facilitate contextualized development,deployment, and use of AI by all, in accordance with their national objectives and priorities.
Vision & Objectives
Building an equitable global AI ecosystem
The Working Group on Democratizing AI Resources envisions a global AI ecosystem where access to foundational enablers of AI development is equitable and affordable for all. It seeks to ensure that every nation can meaningfully participate in and benefit from the AI revolution.
Leadership
Mr Saurabh Garg
India Co-Chair
Secretary, Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India
Dr. Saurabh Garg is currently serving as Secretary, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. He has played a leading role in shaping India’s digital governance landscape - most notably as CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), where he advanced the Aadhaar programme and its integration with welfare delivery systems. Over his career, Dr Garg has worked extensively on infrastructure financing, digital transformation, and economic reforms, contributing to initiatives on Direct Benefit Transfers, FDI policy, and governance innovation at the national and state levels.
Egypt
Country Co-Chair
Kenya
Key Issues
Understanding the global AI divide and our approach to bridging it
The Challenge
The uneven distribution of AI resources has created a widening global divide in AI capability and innovation. Limited access to affordable compute and data risks leaving many nations behind as passive users rather than active contributors to the AI economy.
The Solution
Democratization of AI resources can address this imbalance by promoting open infrastructure that supports inclusive AI innovation. It can also mitigate risks arising from over-concentration of AI capabilities and enhance AI systems' global representativeness, transparency, and resilience.
The Impact
By expanding equitable access to AI resources and fostering multilateral collaboration, this effort can diversify innovation, accelerate socio-economic development, and ensure that the benefits of AI are broadly shared - advancing the AI Impact Summit’s vision of inclusive, responsible, and sustainable AI for all.
Meeting Schedule
18th-19th December 2025
Hybrid Meeting (Bhubaneswar)
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