Andhra Pradesh Minister of IT and Education Nara Lokesh has said that the southern state was aiming to emerge as India’s number one region by leveraging its talent, technology and investment opportunities, adding that they are not just preparing for the DeepTech revolution, but are “building the ecosystem to lead it”.
The minister said Andhra Pradesh was seeking to create an environment in which government, private industry, research institutions and entrepreneurs could work together.
“Our goal is to make Andhra Pradesh the No. “We are keen to hear your suggestions and ideas. We are ready to learn,” he added, underlining the government’s intention to work with the academic and industrial ecosystem to translate its ambitions into concrete outcomes.
1 state in the country. Asserting the state’s goal to bring the world’s best talent and technology to Andhra Pradesh and create world-class opportunities for young generation, he said, “Looking at the intellectual strength, talent, determination and positive leadership we have here, I believe we can transform India into a developed nation in just 10 years.
Addressing a Pan-IIT conference in Vijayawada, he said Andhra Pradesh was pursuing opportunities across sectors ranging from horticulture and space technology to drones, quantum computing and data centres. We need all your support to achieve this,” Lokesh said, inviting IIT directors, alumni, entrepreneurs and industry leaders to contribute their ideas and expertise to the State’s development plans. Lokesh said India had the talent, intellectual strength, determination and leadership needed to accelerate its development, arguing that the country could achieve developed-nation status within a decade. The minister said Andhra Pradesh was seeking to create an environment in which government, private industry, research institutions and entrepreneurs could work together to turn new technologies and investment opportunities into economic growth.
