AI implementation by the government in the sectors ofUrban Development, Health and Education

Standing at the core of the fourth industrial revolution is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) which is becoming an integral part of every single facet of our lives.It cannot be denied that, with the increase in volume of data sources, there will be an unprecedented amount of digital data available with us that can be used for AI-ML based applications. Thus recognizing the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data Analytics, and related technologies, the government sector in West Bengal aims to modernize its processes and address long-standing administrative challenges.

With many industries aggressively investing in cognitive and AI solutions, global investments are forecast to achieve a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50.1% to reach USD57.6 billion in 2021. The worldwide public cloud services market is projected to grow 21.4% in 2018 to total USD186.4 billion, up from USD153.5 billion in 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. As per IDC forecasts, by 2025, the global data sphere will grow to 163 zettabytes (that is a trillion gigabytes)2 , or ten times the 16.1ZB of data generated in 2016

This Research Paper has dealt with analysis of the current status of AI implementation by the government of India in different walks of life such as Urban Development, Health and Education in India and more specifically in West Bengal, what AI means to citizens of the nation as well as implentor in the government and how as an impartial researcher, one can conclude the future of AI in the immediate future for the different government services in the sectors of Urban Development, Health and Education.

Personal interviews were carried out with the concerned officials of the three departments of Urban Development, Health and Education and sections of stakeholder citizens to understand the degree of acceptance, adoption and implementation of the AI based projects and conclude the research about the future of AI implementation by the state government.