AP CM's efforts to woo IT majors yield results

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Major Information Technology companies and institutions are moving towards Andhra Pradesh to establish their footprints in green field Capital ‘Amaravati’ and Sea Coast IT Hub Visakhapatnam. The Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu-led Government is confident of creating nearly 2,000 jobs by next year with the new ventures. The State Government is focusing mainly on Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Management, Cyber Security areas and it is asking IT companies which are coming forward to start research in innovative advanced models.

Major giant of IT sector 'Accenture' India Chairman Rekha Menon, along with other representatives, had met Naidu last week and expressed their interest to work with the AP Government. Naidu invited Accenture to be part in International Institute of Digital Technologies, Centre for Excellence for IOT, Block Chain Technologies, Big Data Analytics. IT Minister Nara lokesh explained about new technologies implementing by the State Government in Real Time Governance, Core Dash Board, E-Governance, etc to Accenture team.

In an important development, Amritha University has also agreed to work with AP in e-learning. Naidu apprised Amritha representatives of the State Government's plans to develop AP as 'World Biggest Cloud Management Centre' when they met him last week. Without Internet, by using cloud network technologies transmitting knowledge or information to the devices put in schools in remote areas, students can be taught lessons through e-learning or digital learning or virtual classes and the CM wanted support from Amritha University. The representatives of Amritha gave presentation on 'Amritha Platform for learning and E-Governance - AMPlE' developed by University. Also they explained about 'A-View software of Hybrid Cloud Model' to Naidu and promised their support.

The State Government is permitting IT companies in three fold manner i.e. Small and Medium local companies, National companies and Multi National companies. Microsoft deep learning centre is to be set up in Kl University Campus in this month. Apart from Accenture and Microsoft, IT companies like Ealearn, Empower, Supreme Netsoft, MBM Info Serve, Dr. Computer, Inspire labs, Pixentia are already started activities in a New IT Building started in Auto Nagar, Vijayawada. IT training centres Gana, GCS, Code Network, Sun Surya Technologies, Kelly Technologies, Z-Axis, Signum, Vyasa Valmiki, SR Soft Solutions, Techno Trainers 24/7, Rampro Solutions Pvt ltd, Vivilex Technologies Put. ltd, Vervenest Technologies Put. ltd, Tenet Tech are going to start their activity from Managalagiri. In E-Health Sector, Transcode Solutions, Medesun Healthcare Solutions are starting training.

In Visakhapatnam Tech Mahindra Building, IT companies such as Digipub Apex Covantage AP Pvt ltd, Venture Offshore, ID Analytics Automation Pvt ltd, Insurance Inbox, Avya Inventrax, Manuh Global

Technologies, Virutal Guard, Amzur Infotech Pvt ltd, Vismaya Premedia Services are starting their activities very soon. 'By next year, we are confident of creating 2000 employment in IT Sector', said IT Principle Secretary K. Vijayanand. We are already in touch with many big MNCs in IT sector and they are planning to start their development centres very soon, he informed.

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