Anandan said under the MoU, Google and Andhra Pradesh government will work for increasing the penetration of Telugu on Internet. Google will partner with academic institutions to create quality content in Telugu for the Internet. It will also help official media like magazines to get on to Internet. "This will make Telugu Internet a reality," he said. According to officials, Google will also help women entrepreneurs get online. Speaking on the occasion, Naidu said he will make Andhra Pradesh number one digital state in the country.The event also marked the launch of a Technology Research and Incubation Park at Madhurawada IT Special Economic Zone (SEZ). The state government signed MoU with Kochi-based Start-up Village for managing the incubation park, the first such facility in the state.
The company will work with various stakeholders, including universities, colleges and students along with industry and private partners, to build a world-class startup ecosystem.The state government also signed MoU with various IT companies for setting up their facilities in and around Visakhapatnam. These include MoU with Tech Mahindra for its facility over 10 acres of land. This centre is expected to provide 5,000 jobs. Another MoU was signed with Wipro to accord SEZ status to its existing campus in the city. The facility will increase the number of jobs to 7,000.
