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I-Stem is launching the Purple Fest AI Challenge, an AI Dialogue and Innovation Challenge taking place at the International Purple Fest 2026 in New Delhi on 2nd December 2026.

The initiative has two parts. The AI Dialogue is a roundtable open to nonprofits of every size, alongside CSR teams, funders, researchers, technologists and government, with persons with disabilities taking part as speakers and participants. The AI for Social Impact Innovation Challenge invites nonprofits, social enterprises, startups, academic teams and independent developers to submit AI solutions that are already improving lives in India.

Applications close on 16th November 2026. Read the full announcement and apply on the Purple Fest AI Challenge page.