**Executive Summary**
Shri Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology of India, addressed an event titled "From Action to Impact" - A Curtain Raiser to the AI Impact Summit. The event, jointly organized by India and France, took place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, on December 16, 2025. The AI Impact Summit will be held in New Delhi from February 19-20, 2026. Participants are invited from governments, industry, researchers, civil society, and international organizations.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Event Overview:**
* The event served as a curtain raiser for the AI Impact Summit.
* India and France jointly organized the event at the UN Headquarters in New York.
* The event took place on December 16, 2025.
* **Minister's Address:**
* Shri Jitin Prasada emphasized the importance of inclusive access, skilling and reskilling, and practical measures that translate policy into impact.
* He presented the 3 Sutras of the India AI Impact Summit 2026: People, Planet, and Progress.
* These Sutras are operationalized through 7 thematic Working Groups (Chakras).
* **AI Impact Summit 2026:**
* The Summit will be held in New Delhi from February 19-20, 2026.
* The Summit will prioritize the translation of vision into execution.
* Success will be measured by the lives it improves, not by the number of declarations produced.
* Participants are invited from governments, industry, researchers, civil society and international organisations to participate
* **7 Thematic Working Groups (Chakras):**
* Human Capital
* Inclusion for Social Empowerment
* Safe and Trusted AI
* Resilience
* Innovation and Efficiency
* Science; Democratizing AI Resources
* AI for Economic Growth and Social Good.
**Impact Analysis**
**Governments**
* **Impact:** Need to participate in the AI Impact Summit to contribute to the translation of vision into execution regarding AI's impact.
* **Action Required:** Attend the summit to contribute to the discussions and execution of AI-related policies.
**Industry**
* **Impact:** Businesses have the opportunity to shape the direction of AI's application and impact.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the summit and engage in discussions about AI's role in economic growth and social good.
**Researchers**
* **Impact:** Opportunity to contribute to the research and development aspects of AI and its impact.
* **Action Required:** Engage with governments and industries at the summit to provide insights on AI innovation and implementation.
**Civil Society and International Organizations**
* **Impact:** To ensure that AI development and deployment aligns with ethical and societal values.
* **Action Required:** Contribute to the discussion, ensuring that AI benefits society and addresses potential risks.
Key Entities Referenced
AI Impact Summit: A summit focused on the impact of Artificial Intelligence, co-organized by India and France.
Ministry of Electronics & IT: The Indian ministry responsible for electronics and information technology.
New Delhi: The location of the AI Impact Summit.
India: One of the event organizers.
France: One of the event organizers.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Shri Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State
addresses and event titled “From Action to
Impact” - A Curtain Raiser to the AI Impact
Summit
The event jointly organized by India and France in the United
Nations Headquarters, New York
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 3:45PM by PIB Delhi
Shri Jitin Prasada, Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information
Technology of India addressed an event titled “From Action to Impact”- A Curtain Raiser to the AI Impact
Summit (19 – 20 February 2026, New Delhi), jointly organised by India and France in the United Nations
Headquarters, New York on 16 December, 2025.
H.E. Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of the French Republic, Ms. Clara Chappaz,
Ambassador for AI and Digital, Govt. of the French Republic, Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, Under-
Secretary-General and the United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, Ms. Kanni
Wignaraja, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Mr. Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director General for
Communication and Information, UNESCO, Ms. Nur Sulyna Abdullah, Chief of Strategic Planning &Membership, and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union
(ITU), Mr. Yacine Jernite, Head of Machine Learning & Society, Hugging Face, Inc. and other eminent
personalities also participated in the session.
Shri Prasada traced the evolution of the global summit process, noting the progression from risk-focused
gatherings at Bletchley Park, to ethics and inclusion debates in Seoul, and to Paris where the emphasis
moved toward operationalising agreed principles. Citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s observation that
“AI is writing the code for humanity in this century,” he stressed the importance of inclusive access,
skilling and reskilling, and practical measures that translate policy into impact.
In his address, Shri Jitin Prasada presented the 3 Sutras of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 - People,
Planet and Progress operationalised through the 7 thematic Working Groups, known as the Chakras:
Human Capital; Inclusion for Social Empowerment; Safe and Trusted AI; Resilience; Innovation and
Efficiency; Science; Democratizing AI Resources; and AI for Economic Growth and Social Good.
While announcing the AI Impact Summit to be held in New Delhi from 19–20 February 2026, Shri
Prasada stated that the Summit will prioritise the translation of vision into execution, and concluded by
inviting governments, industry, researchers, civil society and international organisations to participate,
emphasising that the success of the Summit must be measured by the lives it improves rather than by the
number of declarations it produces.
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