Explained: What is America’s ‘Tech Corps’ initiative that was announced at India AI Impact Summit 2026
At the India AI Impact Summit last week, US President Donald Trump’s technology and science adviser Michael Kratsios announced the “Tech Corps” initiative. This is a programme under the Peace Corps framework aimed at promoting American AI technologies overseas and supporting partner nations in adopting advanced systems. The Peace Corps is an independent US government agency that sends American volunteers to work abroad on local development initiatives across areas such as education, healthcare, agriculture and economic development.
In a blog post, Krastios wrote, “This new initiative will embed volunteer technical talent with import partners to provide last-mile support in deploying powerful AI applications for enhanced public services.
