**Executive Summary**
On May 7, 2026, IndiaAI and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate the responsible and scalable adoption of Artificial Intelligence in healthcare. The partnership establishes a framework to integrate IndiaAI’s technological infrastructure with ICMR’s biomedical expertise to create a coherent national AI ecosystem. Key objectives include establishing the AIKosh dataset platform and providing subsidized high-performance computing access for medical research.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Collaboration Framework**
* Integrates IndiaAI’s compute infrastructure and AI skilling initiatives with ICMR’s biomedical research expertise and Medical Information Data for AI Solutions (MIDAS) framework.
* Focuses on the innovation, research, and deployment of AI-driven healthcare solutions while adhering to ethical standards and data privacy.
* Builds upon prior international recognition of IndiaAI and ICMR as "Pioneer Countries" under the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network.
**AIKosh Dataset Platform**
* ICMR will contribute anonymized, ethics-approved health research datasets, AI models, and toolkits to the AIKosh platform.
* The platform is designed to provide researchers, startups, and innovators across India with broader access to high-quality biomedical data.
**Compute and Infrastructure Access**
* IndiaAI will provide ICMR with subsidized access to GPU-based and high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.
* Access will be governed by defined service-level agreements to address critical infrastructure gaps in scaling advanced healthcare research.
**Collaborative Solution Development**
* Partners will co-develop AI-powered solutions to address priority public health challenges.
* Development will be informed by ICMR’s disease burden data and supported by IndiaAI’s technology stack.
**Impact Analysis**
**ICMR**
**Impact**
Gains access to essential high-performance computing resources at subsidized rates and leverages IndiaAI’s technology stack to scale research.
**Action Required**
Contribute anonymized datasets, models, and toolkits to the AIKosh platform and provide domain expertise for AI use case development.
**IndiaAI**
**Impact**
Strengthens its flagship initiative by integrating specialized biomedical data and research frameworks into its AI ecosystem.
**Action Required**
Provide GPU-based computing infrastructure under service-level agreements and implement AI skilling initiatives within the healthcare sector.
**Researchers, Startups, and Innovators**
**Impact**
Benefit from increased access to high-quality, ethics-approved biomedical datasets and toolkits for developing healthcare innovations.
**Action Required**
Utilize the AIKosh platform and available infrastructure to develop and scale AI-driven solutions for public health challenges.
Key Entities Referenced
IndiaAI: A flagship initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) tasked with developing a national technology infrastructure and AI ecosystem.
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): India's apex body for biomedical and health research, partnering to provide domain expertise and medical data for AI-driven healthcare solutions.
Medical Information Data for AI Solutions (MIDAS): ICMR's framework for developing and sharing anonymized, ethics-approved health research datasets and AI toolkits.
AIKosh Dataset Platform: A repository where ICMR contributes health datasets and AI models to enable access for researchers, startups, and innovators.
HealthAI Global Regulatory Network (GRN): A multilateral initiative involving the UK and Singapore that provides the foundation for the responsible governance of AI in healthcare.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
IndiaAI and ICMR Sign MoU to Accelerate
Responsible AI Adoption in Healthcare
Posted On: 07 MAY 2026 5:57PM by PIB Delhi
IndiaAI, the Government of India’s flagship initiative under the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), implemented through the Digital India Corporation (DIC), today signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India’s
apex body for biomedical and health research. The partnership marks a significant step towards advancing
healthcare outcomes through the responsible and scalable application of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The MoU establishes a structured framework for collaboration, bringing together IndiaAI’s technology
infrastructure and AI ecosystem capabilities with ICMR’s deep domain expertise in biomedical research
and public health. The partnership aims to create a nationally coherent and interoperable AI ecosystem for
healthcare in India.
Under this collaboration, both institutions will leverage their complementary strengths, IndiaAI’s compute
infrastructure, dataset platforms, and AI skilling initiatives, alongside ICMR’s biomedical research
expertise and its Medical Information Data for AI Solutions (MIDAS) framework to enable innovation,
research, and deployment of AI-driven healthcare solutions.
Key Pillars of the Collaboration
AIKosh Dataset Platform
ICMR will contribute anonymised and ethics-approved health research datasets, AI models, andtoolkits developed under the MIDAS framework to the AIKosh platform. This will enable broader
access to high-quality biomedical datasets for researchers, startups, and innovators across India.
Compute Access
IndiaAI will provide ICMR with access to GPU-based and high-performance computing
infrastructure at subsidised rates, subject to defined service-level agreements. This is expected to
address a critical infrastructure gap in scaling advanced AI research in healthcare.
Collaborative AI Use Case Development
The partnership will support the co-development of AI-powered solutions addressing priority public
health challenges in India. These solutions will be informed by ICMR’s disease burden data and
enabled by IndiaAI’s technology stack.
This MoU builds on ongoing collaboration between the two institutions. In September 2025, IndiaAI and
ICMR’s National Institute for Research in Digital Health and Data Sciences (NIRDHDS) were recognised
as Pioneer Countries under the HealthAI Global Regulatory Network (GRN), a multilateral initiative co-
founded with the United Kingdom and Singapore to advance responsible governance of AI in healthcare.
Subsequently, a tripartite MoU between IndiaAI, ICMR (NIRDHDS), and HealthAI further strengthened
this engagement, laying the foundation for operationalising a robust and responsible AI ecosystem for
healthcare in India.
The IndiaAI–ICMR collaboration is expected to catalyse innovation at the intersection of technology and
public health, while ensuring adherence to ethical standards, data privacy, and regulatory frameworks.
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