Takeaway Telangana in 2020 for AI
In January, a year ago, the public authority of Telangana declared that 2020 would be seen as the time of AI in the state. Telangana IT Minister KT Rama Rao had then said that this was the progression in advancing and cultivating AI development in the state and setting up the capital city of Hyderabad as one of the best 25 Global AI Innovation Hubs.
After a year, the Telangana government has delivered the 2020 Year of AI achievement report, gathering the different activities attempted under this undertaking. Here we attempt to follow whether Telangana accomplished what it set out to in the AI space and what are exercises can be drawn by different governments.
What Was Promised?
The entire AI-based change for the state was displayed to a great extent on the IT blast experienced in the last part of the 90s and the beginning of the 21st century (when the province of Andhra Pradesh was not part at this point).
The state government had said that it perceived six columns systems to work toward this path:
- Creation of datasets and developed a data exchange platform catering to mobility, healthcare, agriculture, and e-governance, among others.
- Setting up supercomputing infrastructure.
- Conducting regular hackathons, training, and certification programs to recognize a quality talent pool of up to 30,000 people in AI/ machine learning/data science over the next three years.
- Developing a governance framework for the ethical use of data while also ensuring privacy.
- Facilitating advanced research and innovation by attracting talent from around the world.
- Enabling better AI adoption and community collaboration.
The public authority had likewise said that it has wanted to empower 200 AI new companies and trendsetters setting a base in the capital city Hyderabad at a valuation of $3-4 billion, which would hopefully contribute an extra 1 percent to the state's GDP.
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AI and agriculture: As iterated by the public authority in any event, during the dispatch of the program in mid-2020, AI development in horticulture remained a significant core interest. A portion of these tasks incorporate giving mentorship to 11 forthcoming Logitech new companies; working with the focal government on National e-Governance Plan for Agriculture; concocting an AI-based bug the board framework that is as of now operational in two areas; and exploring drone innovation for application in agribusiness.
Training and upskilling: An upskilling activity called Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) was presented in a joint effort with Microsoft and NASSCOM. The activity aims at training 30,000 in AI in Telangana.