​ Čadež: Serbia Showcases National AI Platform in New Delhi

The main focus of the Serbian pavilion at the  India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi is the national AI platform and the national LLM – a large language model essential for the full implementation of artificial intelligence, said Marko Čadež, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia (CCIS), speaking in New Delhi.

The Serbian national pavilion at this leading global event dedicated to artificial intelligence was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia and the Office for Information Technologies and eGovernment. The pavilion presents the “Sovereign AI Serbia Concept,” demonstrating how Serbia, through a long-term and consistent digital development strategy, has built institutional, infrastructure, and human capacities enabling the development of a sovereign AI system—something that remains rare even among significantly larger countries.

Čadež, who is part of the state-business delegation to India headed by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, emphasized that having its own language model is crucial for applying artificial intelligence in business processes and predictive analytics.

“If a country wants to use artificial intelligence to predict disease outbreaks in specific regions at certain times, to plan pharmaceutical consumption, and similar purposes, it is essential to have its own language model,” Čadež explained.

He recalled that, thanks to investments over the past decade, Serbia has built a national Data Center platform capable of collecting and processing large volumes of data.

“We have two supercomputers, and soon, through an agreement with France, a third will arrive, on which the national language model will operate. This is not only about preserving our language, but about safeguarding our overall knowledge base. If you want to develop AI-based tools to improve and optimize business operations or facilitate navigation through domestic regulations, you need domestic knowledge,” Čadež stated.

He added that he had arrived in India directly from Paris, following a meeting with Mistral AI, with which Serbia has a strategic partnership for the development of its national language model.

“We will be among the few countries in Europe to have this. Analyses show that if you do not use the full potential of artificial intelligence in the economy, the GDP gap over ten years can exceed 11 percent. Thanks to the national language model alone, annual GDP growth could increase by 0.8 to 1.2 percent. That is a significant impact. Having a national language model means being competitive on the global market, especially for smaller countries like Serbia,” Čadež stressed.

The Director of the Office for IT and eGovernment, Mihailo Jovanović, stated that more than 100 countries were invited to the summit, and that Serbia is one of 13 with its own pavilion. He noted that Serbia is presenting achievements in data center development, with a particular focus on the State Data Center in Kragujevac, its capacities, and expansion plans within the “Serbia 2030” program. In addition to the first supercomputer installed in 2022, the launch of a second system—seven times faster—is expected soon, followed by a third, which will position Serbia as the leading country in supercomputing capacity in Southeast Europe.

State Secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, Marija Gnjatović, emphasized that Serbia holds a significant advantage in its well-developed IT and AI infrastructure, built through years of investment. She also highlighted investments in science and technology parks across Serbia, as well as the upcoming development of the BIO4 Campus project in Belgrade.

The India AI Impact Summit 2026 is taking place from 16 to 20 February 2026 in New Delhi, bringing together political leaders, representatives of leading technology companies, researchers, and decision-makers from around the world, to strengthen global cooperation and promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the service of society and economic development.

The summit focuses on the practical impact of artificial intelligence on society, the economy, and public policy, with particular emphasis on inclusive development, ethics, safety, and responsible deployment of technology. The program includes plenary sessions, panel discussions, thematic workshops, and an exhibition segment where companies showcase the latest AI solutions, while dialogue between governments and the private sector addresses regulatory frameworks, standards, and the future direction of AI development at the global level.