SAWiT to Equip 10 Million Women with Generative AI Skills for Career Advancement

South Asian Women in Tech (SAWiT), a leading community dedicated to empower South Asian women in technology, has made important steps in its ambitious initiative to train 10 million women across India in Generative AI skills. This is a nationwide effort, in which SAWiT is to increasing its outreach in south of india, Hyderabad, focused to prepare women in the region with the expertise required to contribute to India’s both technological and economic growth.

In partnership with T-Hub and the Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA), SAWiT hosted a pivotal event in Hyderabad, marking mission to upskill 500,000 women in the first phase of its program. The event brought together key figures from the tech ecosystem to discuss tactics for empowering women with cutting-edge AI skills, setting the stage for broader outreach across the country.

Prominent dignitaries in attendance included Sri Vidya Reddy (Chairperson, CII IWN Telangana), Srinivas Rao Mahankali (CEO, T-Hub), Priya Gazdar (Chairperson, FICCI FLO), Alexander McLaren (Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate, Hyderabad), Sita Pallacholla (CEO, WE Hub), and Jit Putcha (HYSEA, Managing Committee & Diversity Forum Leader, LTIMindtree).

A key panel discussion titled ‘Advancing Skilling and Support for Women in AI’ plans to bridge the gender gap in AI and its field. Moreover, a Google-led workshop providing practical training on deploying Generative AI models and exploring real-world applications is also there. According to recent report on India’s digital talent pool, Hyderabad ranks 4th with 13-14% of the nation’s digital talent. This highlights the city’s strategic importance in SAWiT’s nationwide initiative and highlights the serious role Hyderabad’s startup and corporate ecosystem will play in advancing AI skills among women, helping to close the gender gap in technology.

SAWiT.AI, the flagship program of SAWiT, is a joint effort with GUVI and is set to introduce on September, 2024. The program, supported by an esteemed advisory council that includes Roshni Nadar Malhotra (Chairperson, HCL Tech), Samantha Ruth Prabhu (actor and women’s empowerment advocate), and Farzana Haque (Senior Leader, Tata Consultancy Services), will unfold in three phases: the SAWiT.AI Learnathon, SAWiT.AI Hackathon, and SAWiT.AI Festival.

SAWiT’s mission is part of a broader vision to make India’s $550 billion economic potential by increasing and support women’s contribution in the workforce. This initiative is composed to advance individual careers while making the plan of India’s target to become the AI capital of the world, capture the $1.3 trillion GDP opportunity, and climb the economic complexity index rankings. Built on Kalido’s AI-driven platform, SAWiT offers women opportunities which include peer-to-peer learning, entrepreneurship, job readiness, and large-scale job placements.