Archive · 1 Sep 2026
India and Nepal Advance Inclusive Multilingual Language AI Collaboration
India and Nepal held a workshop about making computer tools understand more languages.
The event took place in Kathmandu.
It brought together government officials, universities, researchers and technology groups.
They discussed ways to make digital services available in people’s preferred languages.
Demonstrations showed computers recognizing speech, translating languages and processing documents.
The project includes languages such as Nepali, Newari and Maithili.
The partners also want local communities to help create the technology and datasets.
They hope this work will preserve languages and make digital tools more inclusive.
The Digital India BHASHINI Division co-organised a Bhashini Sangam workshop in Kathmandu with the Embassy of India and Kathmandu University.
The event focused on multilingual, voice-first AI for digital services, information and opportunities in preferred languages.
Participants explored co-creating technologies, datasets and applications suited to linguistic and cultural needs in India and Nepal.
Live demonstrations featured speech recognition, real-time translation, voice interaction and document processing.
The workshop built on a memorandum of understanding between the Digital India BHASHINI Division and Kathmandu University on language technology and digital public infrastructure.
- Who
- The Digital India BHASHINI Division, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu, Kathmandu University and stakeholders from government, academia, technology and research.
- What
- A Bhashini Sangam international workshop advancing collaboration on multilingual and voice-first Language AI.
- When
- The workshop was reported in an official statement on Tuesday; the exact date was not provided.
- Where
- Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Why
- To co-create language technologies, datasets and locally relevant applications, expand digital access and help preserve linguistic and cultural identities.
- Event
- Bhashini Sangam international engagement workshop
- Location
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Organisers
- Digital India BHASHINI Division, Embassy of India, Kathmandu, and Kathmandu University
- Technology demonstrated
- Speech recognition, real-time translation, voice-enabled interaction and document processing
- Languages highlighted
- Nepali, Newari and Maithili
- Existing framework
- A memorandum of understanding between the Digital India BHASHINI Division and Kathmandu University
- Focus
- Inclusive Language AI, language preservation and digital public infrastructure