Google to Assist Andhra in Use of AI in Various Sectors

Amravati: Tech giant Google will partner with Andhra Pradesh to provide Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in sectors like agriculture, healthcare, sustainability, skill development and startup ecosystems.

Andhra Pradesh government and Google are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding under the initiative “AI for Andhra Pradesh, Powered by Google”.

“This comprehensive partnership will encompass AI applications in agriculture, healthcare, and sustainability, as well as skill development, startup ecosystems, AI workforce cultivation, MSME support through digital credit and AI-driven governance,” the Andhra Pradesh government said after Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s videoconference with Google and YouTube leadership.

Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu and key representatives from Google, including Neal Mohan, Global CEO of YouTube, Sanjay Gupta, President, Asia Pacific Region at Google, Leslie Miller, Global VP, YouTube, and Sreenivasa Reddy, Managing Director, Government Affairs, India took part in this videoconference.

Naidu had earlier discussed setting up a YouTube Academy in Amaravati with the company’s leadership. We discussed setting up a YouTube Academy in Andhra Pradesh, in collaboration with local partners, to foster AI, content development, skill development and certification programmes,” he posted. “Furthermore, we explored avenues for providing technical support for the Media City initiative in our capital, Amaravati”.