Leading AI Firms, Governments, and Education Partners Launch Alliance to Scale AI-powered Solutions for Learning in Low- and Middle-income Countries
Feb 19, 2026
New Delhi [India], February 19: The Global AI for Learning Alliance (GAILA) was formally launched on February 17 on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, bringing together frontier AI firms, governments, EdTech and education leaders to accelerate effective, responsible, and inclusive AI-enabled learning in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). GAILA will serve as a coordination and collaboration platform to solve the collective action challenge in AI for education. The initiative is co-led by UNICEF and partners, with the Secretariat operated by Dalberg, and initial support from the Gates Foundation.