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AI Covid-19 response

National contact point

09 Jul 2025

OECD analyst

09 Jul 2025

This initiative aims to curb the spread of misinformation down.

Name in original language

AI Covid-19 response

Initiative overview

Citizens can text a WhatsApp bot ” called MyGov Corona Helpdesk ” to get instant, authoritative answers to their coronavirus queries, such as the symptoms of the viral disease, and how they could seek help.

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

About the policy initiative

Organisation:

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

Category:

National – AI policy initiatives, regulations, guidelines, standards and programmes or projects

Initiative type:

Initiatives to address misinformation and disinformation

Participating organisations:

—

Participating countries:

—

Status:

Active

Start Year:

2020

Binding:

Non-binding

Target Sectors:

OECD AI Principles:

1.2 Respect for the rule of law, human rights and democratic values, including fairness and privacy

Other relevant urls:

https://www.mygov.in/covid-19/