Hyderabad: Telangana has been identified as Artificial Intelligence (AI) capital partner by the Central government for the prestigious India Mobile Congress (IMC)-2024 to be conducted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operator Association of India from October 15 to 18 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The DoT has also asked Telangana to showcase the Centre’s flagship initiative –Bharatnet project in addition to highlighting how Telangana is emerging as AI capital in the country. Following instructions from the Industries and IT Minister D Sridhar Babu, a team led by T-Fibre managing director Venu Prasad Panneeru gave a detailed presentation to officials in New Delhi on Thursday. Impressed with various initiatives taken up by Telangana on AI and BharatNet, the DoT has identified the State as AI capital partner for IMC. Delegates from various start-ups and IT companies apart from Ministers from as many as 45 countries would be attending the event. Out of 2,000 stalls to be set up at the event, Telangana will also set up a stall on the AI and BharatNet project. Speaking exclusively to Deccan Chronicle from New Delhi, Venu Prasad said the event would also provide an ideal platform for Telangana to attract investments especially in AI. Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya M Scindia invited the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy to deliver a keynote address at IMC on October 17. In the invitation, Scindia said that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is actively shaping the global agenda in standard setting and manufacturing equipment in emerging technologies. Over the years, IMC has become one of the world’s leading events of telecom sector and digital technologies. Reflecting its theme, The Future is Now, IMC-2024 will showcase latest technologies to enable digital connectivity and use cases for the benefit of citizens. “Therefore, you may encourage departments’ concerned, affiliated organizations of the government to actively participate in IMC. “Your government may consider to put-up a stall at IMC to showcase strides made by Telangana in providing the citizen centric digital services and enabling digital connectivity. I take this opportunity to invite you to grace IMC 2024 and deliver a keynote address,” he added.
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