IBM and Andhra Pradesh Govt Collaborate on Indigenous AI Technology Stack

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has announced a major collaboration with IBM, BharatGen, and NxtGen to build a “Swadeshi Sovereign AI Stack”—a framework designed to deliver citizen-centric digital services in regional languages like Telugu.

Key Highlights of the Collaboration

• Sovereign AI Framework: The initiative focuses on creating an AI stack that unifies models, government datasets, institutional data, software platforms, and deployment tools into one cohesive system.
• Citizen-Centric Services: Tailored AI solutions will be developed for governance and service delivery, with emphasis on accessibility in local languages.
• Strategic Inputs: IBM, BharatGen, and NxtGen will provide technical and strategic guidance on design, architecture, and operating models.
• Cultural & Linguistic Context: The stack is intended to strengthen India’s AI capabilities by embedding linguistic diversity and cultural relevance into its foundation.
• Deployment Flexibility: It can run on sovereign cloud platforms or on-premises data centers, ensuring data control and security.

Broader Implications

• Governance: Enhanced transparency and efficiency in public service delivery.
• Innovation Ecosystem: Andhra Pradesh positions itself as a hub for responsible and applied AI, potentially boosting startups and local tech industries.
• Digital Sovereignty: Reduces reliance on foreign AI systems by building indigenous capabilities.

BharatGen

BharatGen is India’s first sovereign generative AI ecosystem, launched to create foundational models that reflect the country’s linguistic and cultural diversity. Its mission is to build large language models (LLMs), speech systems, and computer vision tools that can operate across India’s 22+ official languages. By assembling one of the largest open datasets in the country, BharatGen aims to empower public service delivery, education, and citizen engagement through AI that is truly indigenous. The initiative is positioned as a cornerstone for India’s digital sovereignty, reducing dependence on foreign AI systems and ensuring that governance tools are culturally and linguistically aligned with the population.

NxtGen

NxtGen is a Bengaluru‑based sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure provider, specializing in secure, scalable platforms that operate free from foreign jurisdiction. It runs SpeedCloud® (public cloud) and SpeedCloud Supreme (private cloud), offering enterprises and governments flexible deployment options. Recently, NxtGen established a national‑scale sovereign AI factory powered by NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Vertiv’s advanced data center systems, enabling AI training and inference at population scale. Its infrastructure is designed to host and deploy indigenous AI models like those from BharatGen, ensuring that India’s digital future is built on sovereign, secure, and locally controlled technology.

Together, BharatGen and NxtGen complement IBM’s expertise by providing the AI models and the sovereign cloud infrastructure needed to operationalize Andhra Pradesh’s Swadeshi Sovereign AI Stack.