IBM opens AI GovTech centre in Lucknow

Bengaluru: IBM has launched its AI GovTech Innovation Center in Lucknow to position AI as core infrastructure for modern governance with measurable public impact.

As governments worldwide grapple with rising citizen expectations, growing regulatory complexity and exponential data growth, AI is becoming mission-critical to public sector performance. The centre will function as a collaborative platform to design, validate and scale trusted AI solutions that improve productivity, transparency and service delivery. IBM currently employs 200 people at its Lucknow campus and plans to scale the workforce to 2,000 with the launch of the new centre.




The centre was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the presence of IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna, IBM India & South Asia MD Sandip Patel, IIT Kanpur director Prof Manindra Agrawal, and other state and IBM officials.

“AI will define the next era of government effectiveness and economic competitiveness. Around the world, and especially in India, we are seeing governments move decisively from exploration to execution. It is encouraging to see this level of openness to responsible AI adoption,” Krishna said. “The Lucknow center brings together IBM’s global AI leadership and a strong local talent ecosystem, with proximity to leading engineering and academic institutions. Together, this enables us to translate AI ambition into measurable public impact,” he added.

IBM’s Lucknow campus also houses a Software Lab contributing to the company’s global software portfolio, as well as an IBM Consulting FutureNow Center that enables regional talent to deliver projects for clients worldwide.

IBM also signed two MoUs with the Uttar Pradesh government to accelerate AI-led governance initiatives aligned with the state’s long-term development vision.