Feb 25, 2026
AI expertise from Dresden strengthens German-Indian collaboration at the AI Impact Summit in New Dehli
Prof. Wolfgang Nagel, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS) at TUD, was invited as a speaker to the AI Impact Summit and also participated in a dialogue session on cooperation in digital governance as well as AI policy at the German Embassy in New Delhi.
High-ranking representatives from the worlds of politics and research, as well as executives from various international technology companies, recently gathered in New Delhi for the AI Impact Summit, where they discussed the developments, framework conditions, and societal impact of artificial intelligence (AI). In addition to the CEOs of numerous prestigious tech companies such as OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, researchers from TUD Dresden University of Technology were also among the invited guests. Their participation in and contributions to the program underscores the scientific excellence of TUD in the field of AI research, in addition to the active role the university assumes in the global discussion on digital infrastructure.
Trustworthiness of AI systems and technological sovereignty
“Artificial intelligence is a key technology with enormous societal and economic potential. At the same time, it raises questions about responsibility, transparency, and trust,” emphasizes speaker Prof. Wolfgang Nagel, Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS) at TUD. In his conference contribution on the metrics and methods for measuring artificial intelligence for trustworthy and reliable applications, he highlighted the importance of common standards: “International dialogue is decisive for developing common standards and sustainable solutions,” said Nagel.
Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger visits the German pavilion.
With the ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig German Center of Excellence for AI Research, the National High Performance Computing Center (NHR@TUD), the CeTI Cluster of Excellence, and one of three national Konrad Zuse Schools of Excellence in Reliable AI, TUD is among the leading universities in Germany for AI research. The university was also represented at the German Pavilion of trade fair with ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig and the TUD spin-off SpiNNcloud The pavilion was visited by Federal Minister Karsten Wildberger and his delegation, who exchanged views with representatives of TUD and emphasized the strategic significance of sovereign German AI chip technologies within the broader digital strategy of Europe and Germany.
At the invitation of the German Embassy in New Delhi, the TUD delegation also participated in a discussion on navigating the geopolitics of sovereign AI. Representatives of the Federal Foreign Office, the Federal Ministry for Digitalization and State Modernization (BMDS), and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) reaffirmed bilateral cooperation in the areas of digital governance and AI policy.
Expansion of cooperation with partners in India
TUD's participation came immediately after the recent visit of MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan to Dresden and highlights the growing strategic rapprochement between Germany and India in the areas of digital transformation and AI. In addition to providing a forum for sharing expertise, participation in the AI Summit also served to expand international cooperation. Discussions with local partners such as IIT Madras provided an opportunity to enhance collaboration within transCampus and expand joint research and innovation activities. Subsequent meetings at the Indo-German Science and Technology Center and the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology expanded cooperation beyond AI to include semiconductors and quantum technologies.