Andhra Pradesh, Google to form joint Task Force for collaboration across key sectors

Google partnership sought for Digital Governance and AI-driven public services

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Singapore: Government of Andhra Pradesh and Google have agreed to establish a special joint task force to explore and accelerate collaboration across multiple sectors, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital governance. The decision was taken during a meeting between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Mr. Karan Bhatia, President, Google Asia-Pacific Region, on the first day of the Chief Minister’s visit to Singapore.

During the discussions, both sides explored opportunities to position Andhra Pradesh as India’s leading hub for AI, data centres, and digital infrastructure. The Chief Minister invited Google to play a larger role in the state’s digital governance initiatives and sought support from Google Cloud in leveraging AI-driven technologies to enhance public service delivery.

The Chief Minister explained that Andhra Pradesh aims to strengthen its Real-Time Governance ecosystem through advanced cloud technologies and AI-powered solutions. He expressed interest in expanding AI skilling and cloud certification programmes in partnership with Google Cloud. He informed Google representatives that the state is establishing AI and Cloud Computing Centres across universities and engineering colleges and sought Google’s support in building a robust innovation ecosystem.
Highlighting Andhra Pradesh’s technology-led healthcare initiatives, Chandrababu Naidu spoke about the Sanjeevani Project, which seeks to deliver accessible and efficient healthcare services through digital technologies. He invited Google to partner in the project and contribute its technological expertise.

The Chief Minister also emphasized Andhra Pradesh’s commitment to green energy development, noting that the state is creating a sustainable energy ecosystem to support data centres and other energy-intensive industries. He briefed Google on the state’s significant progress in renewable energy and green infrastructure development.

As part of his engagements in Singapore, the Chief Minister also met Mr. Sunil Nambiar, Head of Operations, YCH Logistics Group, to discuss opportunities in logistics infrastructure, supply chain management and industrial development.

The discussions focused on the possibility of establishing a world-class, technology-driven Supply Chain City in Andhra Pradesh. Chandrababu Naidu highlighted the state’s strategic advantages, including its 1,053-kilometre coastline, extensive highway network, modern ports, airports and strong railway connectivity.

He informed the YCH leadership that Andhra Pradesh is implementing a comprehensive strategy to reduce logistics costs and improve supply chain efficiency. The Chief Minister also highlighted the state’s growing strengths in horticulture and aquaculture, noting that investments worth Rs 1 lakh crore are flowing into the horticulture sector and that Andhra Pradesh continues to hold the top position in aquaculture production.

He invited YCH Group to visit Andhra Pradesh, evaluate the state’s investor-friendly policies and infrastructure ecosystem and explore opportunities for long-term investment.

Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu also met Ms. Anacláudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-Habitat and invited the organization to establish a Centre of Excellence in Andhra Pradesh. He conveyed the state government’s willingness to allocate land for the proposed facility and expressed interest in developing a comprehensive partnership with UN-Habitat.

The UN-Habitat representatives responded positively to the proposal. Discussions covered collaboration between universities, integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into urban planning, professional knowledge-sharing networks and sustainable urban development initiatives.

The Chief Minister sought UN-Habitat’s support for the sustainable growth of Andhra Pradesh’s urban centres. The meeting also explored the implementation of the Participatory Slum Upgrading Programme (PSUP), development of urban planning frameworks for rapidly growing mid-sized cities, strengthening municipal finances through innovative mechanisms.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development P. Narayana and senior officials participated in the meetings.