B M Gururaj, General Manager, and Head, Digital Transformation, BEML Limited

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Key Address: B M Gururaj, General Manager, and Head, Digital Transformation, BEML Limited

Topic: AI Challenges in Public Sector Enterprises

Key Highlights:
[1] Defence and strategic PSUs cannot rely fully on public cloud due to confidentiality, classified information, and compliance requirements. Secure in-house AI deployment is essential.

[2] Use cases like OCR, chatbot support, predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, safety monitoring, and tender evaluation have been piloted, but enterprise-wide rollout remains challenging.

[3] Limited GPU availability, bandwidth constraints, cybersecurity concerns, and shortage of AI subject-matter experts are major barriers for PSU transformation.

[4] A common national platform led by agencies like MeitY/NIC to provide secure AI models, infrastructure, standards, and expert support for all PSUs.

[5] From equipment health monitoring across India to faster procurement evaluation and smarter decision-making, AI has strong potential to modernise PSU operations.