VoicERA

About VoicERA:

• It is an open-source, end-to-end Voice AI stack.
• It is deployed on the BHASHINI National Language Infrastructure. 
• It establishes a national execution layer for multilingual Voice and Language AI.
• It is designed to be open, pluggable, interoperable, cloud deployable, and on premise ready.
• The platform enables secure and scalable deployment of voice systems across government, research institutions, and innovation ecosystems.
• Significance
  • Modularising the voice stack reduces duplication of effort and eliminates vendor lock-in.
  • The integration of VoicERA strengthens BHASHINI’s role as India’s national language
  • It expands BHASHINI’s capabilities from translation and language technologies to real-time speech systems, conversational AI, and multilingual telephony at a population scale.

What is BHASHINI?

• BHASHINI, or the BHASHa INterface for India, is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered language translation platform.
• It is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under its National Language Translation Mission. 
• It aims to build a National Public Digital Platform for languages to develop services and products for citizens by leveraging the power of AI and other emerging technologies.
• It helps people translate content into various Indian languages.
• It uses cutting-edge AI and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to bridge the language divide, enabling users to access content and services in their preferred language. 
• It is implemented by Digital India BHASHINI Division, a division under Digital India Corporation, a Section 8 Company of the MeitY.
• Bhashini currently supports more than 22 languages, enabling inclusivity for a broad range of linguistic communities.