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Alibaba Plans To Build Data Teams Who Will Provide AI Services In India
Alibaba Plans To Build Data Teams Who Will Provide AI Services In India

Alibaba Plans To Build Data Teams Who Will Provide AI Services In India

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Key takeaways

  • Alibaba Cloud emphasises data security and privacy as a core principle of its operations.
  • The company is establishing a data team in India to provide big data and AI services.
  • Alibaba has significant investments in Indian firms such as Paytm, Zomato, and BigBasket.
  • Concerns about cross-border data transfer have been raised by other tech leaders like Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
  • Pichai argues that unrestricted data flow could enhance India's digital economy and support local startups.
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[caption id="attachment_28532" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]simon hu File photo of Alibaba Cloud president Simon Hu. (Image credit: Alibaba Cloud/YouTube)[/caption] Simon Hu, President of Alibaba Cloud recently spoke about data privacy and its effects on data sharing across the world. He said that the core principle of their company was "respecting data security and privacy". Speaking at the Alibaba Cloud Computing conference in Hangzhou, Hu told a leading financial daily, "Our views are different from other companies. We have set up a data centre. We are also building a data team that will help provide big data and AI services to Indian companies." Alibaba has investments in several Indian companies including Paytm, Zomato and BigBasket. Earlier this month, Google CEO Sundar Pichai had reportedly written a letter talking about his concerns on cross-border global data transfer. Pichai had written a letter to Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology on 5 September, entreating him for a free flow of data across borders. He also reportedly said that such a step will encourage global companies to contribute to India’s digital economy as well as benefit Indian startups that are looking at expanding globally.
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