Rama Devi Lanka

She currently works with NITI Aayog at the Frontier Tech Hub, where she leads the strategic states’ engagement framework, enabling partnerships and building ecosystems for the responsible adoption and deployment of frontier technologies at scale. Her work focuses on shaping policy, platforms, and partnerships that help governments harness emerging technologies for public good.
Previously, she led the Emerging Technologies Wing at the Department of ITE&C, Government of Telangana, driving policy and implementation across AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Drones, Cybersecurity, and Robotics. She played a pivotal role in establishing multiple Centers of Excellence and advancing ecosystem-scale initiatives such as AdeX, ADMF, and a Web 3.0 Regulatory Sandbox.
An alumna of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, she is a recipient of the Digital India Award and has been recognised among Google’s “Women in AI.”