{"id":358741,"date":"2026-03-24T15:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=358741"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T09:48:19","slug":"ai-skilling-initiative-mywaves-advanced-epg-in-built-satellite-tuner-in-television-sets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ai-skilling-initiative-mywaves-advanced-epg-in-built-satellite-tuner-in-television-sets\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently launched three new initiatives, AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets to promote the \u201corange economy\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 309px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fbek1-2.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/656895773_1312395957750769_8974077972534125165_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s640x640_tt6&amp;_nc_cat=111&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=13d280&amp;_nc_ohc=lceMbXeo8VMQ7kNvwFEgxym&amp;_nc_oc=AdrMegSiyDJ0P-6VTpQ0u3sJYYfcG4cXRChQzVh77gck9kahOWG2OmyzVSw79nWCkpq5v9jcJYTuJ2I3IEOVxf5i&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fbek1-2.fna&amp;_nc_gid=51RwYOUPMni6U_Zwpt1lCw&amp;_nc_ss=7a30f&amp;oh=00_AfwiGCzJHBdSmRI-YmzMj-F92ZBN8zyx4QgZ_O_GO2zjnw&amp;oe=69C82C13\" alt=\"AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets\" width=\"309\" height=\"386\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: AIR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Aim:<\/strong> The <strong>initiatives<\/strong> aimed at promoting the <strong>&#8216;Orange Economy&#8217;,<\/strong> strengthening public broadcasting, and building an AI skilled workforce in the media and entertainment sector.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nodal Ministry for initiatives:<\/strong> Ministry of Information and Broadcasting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About AI Skilling Initiative<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Launched by:<\/strong> It has been launched by <strong>Ministry of Information and Broadcasting<\/strong> in<strong> partnership <\/strong>with <strong>Google and YouTube.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementing agency: <\/strong>It is being implemented through the<strong> Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT)<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to <strong>strengthen AI capabilities<\/strong> in areas such as animation, visual effects, gaming, comics (AVGC) and <strong>media technology.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Features:\u00a0 <\/strong>It will support creators, media professionals, students and developers<strong> in building future-ready skills<\/strong> and contribute to India\u2019s emergence as a <strong>global hub for digital content<\/strong> and innovation.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>AI skilling programme<\/strong> will be conducted in <strong>two phases:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phase I:<\/strong> It will start from<strong> March 23 to June 30 2026.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It focuses on <strong>foundational AI learning at scale<\/strong> through Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud Generative AI learning paths.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Courses offered:<\/strong> Participants will undergo courses such as <strong>AI Essentials, Prompting Essentials, <\/strong>Introduction to<strong> Generative AI <\/strong>and Generative AI Leader Path<strong>. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Successful completion of this phase<\/strong> will be <strong>mandatory<\/strong> for progression to the next stage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phase II: <\/strong>It will start from<strong> July to December 2026.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The second phase will involve <strong>advanced, hands-on and project-based specialisation for the creative industry.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Curriculum: It includes <strong>modules <\/strong>on the art of<strong> storytelling, YouTube best practices, and advanced training <\/strong>using AI tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage: <\/strong>The training will be conducted in <strong>major cities <\/strong>across the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Target:<\/strong> Under the initiative, <strong>about 15,000 youth<\/strong> will be<strong> trained<\/strong> without levying any fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About MyWAVES<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is a<strong>\u00a0citizen creator platform <\/strong>on <strong>WAVES OTT<\/strong> that <strong>along with <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Doordarshan<\/span><\/span>\u2019s Creators\u2019 Corner initiative,<\/strong> enables creators<strong> to create, upload, and share content,<\/strong> strengthening India\u2019s digital ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Features<\/strong>: It is designed as <strong>a structured platform <\/strong>for<strong> user-generated content (UGC)<\/strong> that will support participation in national digital initiatives.\n<ul>\n<li>It will support <strong>multiple formats<\/strong> (<strong>short videos, vertical videos and episodic content)<\/strong> and<strong>\u00a0offer a multilingual interface<\/strong> across Indian languages.<\/li>\n<li>It will also serve as a<strong>\u00a0platform for emerging creators<\/strong> and <strong>storytellers from across the country.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>Ministry of Information &amp; Broadcasting<\/strong> has introduced<strong> TVs with<\/strong> <strong>in-built satellite tuners<\/strong> to make television viewing easier.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Features:<\/strong> Viewers can watch DD Free Dish channels <strong>without a separate set-top box<\/strong>. This helps <strong>reduce extra costs, wiring, and multiple remote controls<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>new advanced programme guide<\/strong> will allow <strong>users to easily browse channels<\/strong> and programme schedules in one place <strong>through a simple and intuitive interface.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently launched three new initiatives, AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets to promote the \u201corange economy\u201d. About AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets Aim: The initiatives aimed at promoting the &#8216;Orange Economy&#8217;, strengthening public broadcasting, and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ai-skilling-initiative-mywaves-advanced-epg-in-built-satellite-tuner-in-television-sets\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AI Skilling Initiative, MyWAVES, Advanced EPG &amp; In-built Satellite Tuner in Television Sets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,956,1738,12039],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-358741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-schemes-and-programs","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}