Three-day summit at Hotel Samrat focuses on practical AI adoption, digital governance, leadership transformation and responsible use of generative AI under the IndiaAI Mission.

Key Highlights

• ITDC, SCOPE and LBSNAA jointly launch the three-day ‘AI Champions for Digital Governance’ Summit in New Delhi.
• Summit held from July 13–15, 2026 at Hotel Samrat, New Delhi.
• Programme aligns with the Government of India’s IndiaAI Mission.
• Focus on AI-driven governance, leadership development and digital transformation.
• Participants receive hands-on training in prompt engineering, document analysis, data extraction and AI-assisted drafting.
• Senior government officials emphasise responsible AI adoption and institution-wide capacity building.
• Initiative aims to strengthen AI capabilities across public sector organisations and government institutions.

ITDC Leads AI Capacity-Building Initiative for Public Sector with ‘AI Champions for Digital Governance’ Summit

New Delhi, July 13: India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), in collaboration with the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE) and the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), has launched the three-day ‘AI Champions for Digital Governance’ Summit at Hotel Samrat, New Delhi, to equip government leaders and public sector professionals with practical artificial intelligence skills.

The initiative supports the Government of India’s IndiaAI Mission and aims to accelerate AI adoption across governance systems by combining leadership training with practical workshops on digital transformation, data-driven decision-making and responsible use of generative AI.

Building AI-Ready Leadership

Running from July 13 to July 15, the programme has been designed to train both senior leadership and operational teams in applying artificial intelligence to improve administrative efficiency and public service delivery.

Participants are receiving hands-on training in key AI applications, including:

• AI-enabled productivity tools
• Prompt engineering
• Document analysis
• Data extraction
• AI-assisted drafting using Claude
• Data-driven decision-making
• Organisational AI transformation

The summit also marks the first LBSNAA programme conducted in New Delhi, expanding the academy’s capacity-building initiatives beyond its traditional campus.

Leaders Highlight Responsible AI Adoption

Speaking at the inaugural session, S. Radha Chauhan, Chairperson of the Capacity Building Commission, said artificial intelligence has become an essential capability for organisations rather than an optional technology. She emphasised that successful AI adoption requires organisational transformation, quality data and responsible governance rather than merely learning AI tools.

Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Culture, highlighted AI’s growing role in improving productivity, enhancing institutional capabilities and delivering better public services through smarter decision-making.

Representing LBSNAA, Ganesh Shankar Mishra, Joint Director, described AI as a leadership and governance challenge that extends beyond technology, stressing the importance of building institutional capacity.

Atul Sobti, Director General of SCOPE, noted that organisations embracing AI today will remain more competitive in the future, while Mugdha Sinha, Managing Director of ITDC, said the initiative reflects the Prime Minister’s vision of equipping India’s workforce with future-ready digital skills under the IndiaAI Mission.

Supporting India’s Digital Governance Vision

The organisers said the programme reinforces their shared commitment to building an AI-ready public sector through continuous learning, responsible technology adoption and leadership development. The initiative contributes to the broader objectives of Digital India, IndiaAI Mission, and Viksit Bharat 2047, helping government institutions modernise governance and improve public service delivery.

Impact on Hospitality, Travel and Tourism

For the hospitality and tourism industry, the summit signals ITDC’s growing focus on digital innovation and AI-driven transformation. As tourism organisations adopt artificial intelligence, hotels, travel companies and destination management agencies can benefit from smarter customer service, faster decision-making, predictive analytics and personalised travel experiences.

AI-enabled governance can also improve tourism planning, policy implementation and destination management by making data more accessible and administrative processes more efficient. In the long term, initiatives such as this are expected to accelerate digital transformation across India’s tourism ecosystem, supporting better visitor experiences, improved operational efficiency and stronger competitiveness for the country’s hospitality industry.