Creating a Tech Transformation in State Enterprises
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing industries by enhancing efficiency, fostering creativity, and solving complex challenges across sectors like healthcare, finance, agriculture, and public services. Recognizing AI’s transformative potential, iTNT Hub in collaboration with AWS is launching the ‘Public Sector Innovation Challenge’ to empower startups in developing AI-driven solutions for real-world public sector challenges.
The grand challenge was launched by the Hon’ble Minister for Information Technology & Digital Services, Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, in the presence of the Additional Chief Secretary to Government for IT&DS Department, Thiru. Kumar Jayant, I.A.S., and stakeholders including industry, startups, innovators, researchers, incubators, corporates and investors, at UmagineTN 2025.
This initiative aligns with Tamil Nadu’s vision of becoming an AI innovation hub, providing startups with cloud infrastructure, machine learning tools, and data sandboxes to build, test, and scale impactful solutions. Through mentorship, technical resources, and networking opportunities, this challenge aims to accelerate AI adoption in public services, driving meaningful societal and economic impact.
Challenge Areas & Use Cases
Eligibility Criteria
Challenge Timeline
Terms & Conditions
- ➤ Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- ➤ Entries obtained through the Registration Link will only be considered for the challenge, others will automatically be rejected.
- ➤ The participants shall preserve the confidentiality of all communication & information and shall not use the same for any other purpose whatsoever.
- ➤ It is strongly advised not to wait until the deadline for the submission of entries. iTNT Hub shall not be responsible for non-receipt of entries on account of server errors/traffic.
- ➤ The iTNT Hub reserves the right to select or reject any submission without assigning any reasons whatsoever and without thereby incurring any liability to the participant(s) whatsoever.
- ➤ Applicants should avoid uploading any proprietary information on the platform as the submitted entries shall be shared with evaluators & mentors for the purpose of evaluation & mentoring.
- ➤ The participants represent that the submission is original and is not copyrighted by anyone or any firm. iTNT Hub does not take any responsibility in case of patent right(s) violation(s) if the innovation(s) submitted is awaiting patent or is in the process of patent filing.
- ➤ The participants also represent that the submission contains no violation of any existing copyright or another third party right including but not limited to copyrights, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights or any material of an obscene, indecent, libelous or otherwise unlawful nature and does not infringe the rights of others.
- ➤ The participants are solely responsible for the accuracy of any information and conclusions contained in their respective submissions. Further, the participants understand that any submission in violation of the instant clause shall stand disqualified, without any intimation to the participants.
- ➤ iTNT Hub shall be entitled to, without limitation, publish the submissions (or part(s) thereof) on their promotional materials, including but not limited to websites, their newsletters or any other publications; without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law.
- ➤ iTNT Hub reserves the chance to cancel the competition or modify the rules, dates of the competition anytime. iTNT Hub shall have no liability whatsoever for any inconvenience/loss directly or indirectly caused to any Participant due to such modification of rules/cancellation of competition and the Participants shall accordingly not be entitled to raise any claims pertaining to the same.
Got queries? Contact
Shivedra K., Manager, Innovation Network, iTNT Hub @ shivendra@tnthub.org Phone: +91 6382 352 559
iTNT Foundation
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