India, May 7 -- Nandan Nilekani-backed non-profit people+ai has reportedly brought together a consortium of 24 global tech companies and organisations as part of an open cloud compute (OCC) project.

Under the OCC project, a network of interoperable micro data centres will be established across the country. This will help cater to the growing need for such resources and enable faster processing, lower latency, and stronger data sovereignty.

The OCC aims to establish an open network for compute resources, addressing the growing demand for AI infrastructure in the country. It will unite multiple independent providers on a single platform to enhance their discoverability and utilisation.

As per Economic Times, OCC members include American ...