Telangana aims to improve delivery of services to over 1 crore citizens using AI

Hyderabad: Recognising the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence in promoting Sustainable Development Goals, Telangana intends to improve service delivery for over one crore citizens and enhance productivity of the government employees by more than 20 per cent over the next 3 years.

A report- AI Powered Telangana Strategy Document and Implementation Roadmap- released by the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said six critical pillars have been identified to enable an AI-powered state.

"The government intends to improve service delivery for 1Cr+ (over one crore) citizens and enhance productivity of government employees by more than 20 per cent over the next 3 years, setting the benchmark for AI-driven governance across India. The government will set an example by integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) across its operations to enhance efficiency and service delivery and generative AI will be leveraged to power interventions aimed at solving the most critical governance challenges across domains including education, healthcare, agriculture, and service delivery, the report further said.

Addressing the gathering after releasing the report at the ongoing Global AI Summit here, Reddy said nothing will change society, and lives of people, as technology and innovation.

"Our commitment to artificial intelligence is not new. We have already taken big steps for AI. We want to lay a strong foundation for our future," he said.

Telangana AI Mission, or T-AIM, in partnership with Nasscom, will help implement the AI framework in the state, he added.

Speaking at the event, Minister for IT and Industries D Sridhar Babu said that Telangana aims to become a USD 1 trillion economy in near future from the existing USD 176 billion. "At the heart of Telangana's AI strategy is the establishment of the AI City, a 200-acre hub near here, dedicated to research, development and application of the merging technology. The AI City project is poised to place Telangana at the epicentre of global AI innovation, offering cutting-edge computing facilities, expansive data lakes, and robust connectivity," said the IT Minister.

Telangana has partnered with the World Trade Centre, Shamshabad, to provide two lakh square feet of world-class office space for AI-driven companies, ensuring they can commence operations swiftly while the AI City takes shape.

To enable the goals set out under ‘AI-Powered Telangana’, the Telangana government entered into 26 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with reputed players in the private ecosystem including academic institutions, big-tech companies, startups, and not-for-profit organizations in the areas of Compute Infrastructure, skilling and Generative AI among others.

Among other MoUs, the state government signed pacts with NxtWave, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft separately for talent and skill development benefiting more than 2.5 lakh students and professionals in the state.

To accelerate AI adoption in the state, the government has entered into a comprehensive and strategic three-year partnership with the global giant, Nvidia Corporation.

The state government further intends to promote the development of datasets and models that allow AI to account for state-specific nuances including language and culture, besides government departments and selected early stage startups will be provided subsidised access to compute capacity to level the playing field for innovation, specifically for socially conscious solutions.