The India AI Impact Summit 2026 marks an inflection point in the global AI discourse-moving the AI conversation from ideas to real-world impact. Guided by the principles of People, Planet, and Progress, the Summit envisions a future where AI advances human well-being, drives inclusive economic growth, and protects our shared planet. To turn this vision into action, the Summit's work is organised through seven thematic Working Groups (Chakras), each focused on a priority domain.
The AI for Economic Growth & Social Good Working Group is one of the Summit's core tracks focused on advancing the Impact Agenda. Led by India, the with Netherlands, and Indonesia as co-chairs, the Working Group brought together 40+ countries and international organisations through four convenings. The Working Group collectively identified three critical challenges: uneven access to AI resources, siloed knowledge and duplicative efforts, and limited incentive structures for impact-driven innovation
To address these challenges, the Global AI Impact Commons emerged as an official deliverable of the AI for Economic Growth & Social Good Working Group. The Commons serves as a shared global digital public good to enable access to AI resources and artefacts, document proven AI deployments and related real world impact evidence, enable cross-border learning, build access to and accelerate the transition from isolated pilots to population-scale impacts for scale, sustainability, or cross-country replicability.
Vision
To deliver real, measurable impact of AI for people, planet, and progress
Mission
Creating measurable economic and societal impact by scaling AI from isolated pilots to population scale systems through global collaboration.
- Build Common Understanding: Develop shared, evidence-based understanding of AI's economic and societal impact through validated use cases
- Enable Discoverability: Provide visibility and alignment of global efforts to reduce fragmentation and enable meaningful reuse of AI resources
- Ensure Accessibility: Enable equitable access to AI artefacts to promote reproducibility and inclusive global participation
- Support Replicability: Enable reuse, adaptation, and scaling of AI solutions to address common challenges across different contexts
- Foster Cooperative Stewardship: Enable distributed, inclusive, multistakeholder governance anchored in shared responsibility and global partnership
What is the Global AI Impact Commons?
The Global AI Impact Commons is an official outcome of the Working Group on AI for Economic Growth & Social Good, convened at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026. It functions as a global public good by enabling access to AI resources and artifacts, documenting proven AI deployments and their real-world impact, enabling cross-border learning, and accelerating the transition from isolated pilots to population-scale impact.
What is the Envisaged Scope?
The scope of the Global AI Impact Commons is envisioned to evolve to encompass:
AI Artefacts Repository
- Verified AI use cases documenting real-world deployments
- Models, datasets, code, and benchmark resources (where shareable)
- Replication toolkits, frameworks, and implementation guides
Problem Statement Platform
- Real-world challenges requiring AI solutions
- Matchmaking between governments, innovators, and proven use cases
AI for Impact Community
- Contributors from governments, international organizations, industry, academia, civil society, funders
- Technical and domain experts providing advisory support
Impact Measurement & Knowledge Assets
- AI Impact Taxonomy development
- Validation and endorsement mechanisms
- Evidence base for resource allocation and governance decisions
The Global AI Impact Commons is designed as a documentation, learning and collaboration resource. As such:
- It does not rank, score, or evaluate AI systems
- It does not claim causal attribution of outcomes
- It does not act as a marketplace
- Will not host sensitive or security critical impact stories, datasets or models.
Geographic and sectoral coverage reflects the availability of credible, verified information and may evolve over time as the Commons expands.
What qualifies as an impact story?
An impact story documents a real-world AI deployment implemented by an institution to address a clearly defined challenge, beyond pilots or proof-of-concept demonstrations.
Who can submit impact stories?
Currently submissions are being sourced through all member countries and international organisations part of the AI for Economic Growth and Social Good working Group along with selected trusted partners. Organisations interested to contribute may contact us at impactsummit.wg@indiaai.gov.in.
How often is the repository updated?
The Commons is designed to be dynamic, with impact stories added and updated on a rolling basis.