Andhra CM meets Invoice Gates at WEF; discusses partnerships in well being, training

The 2 deliberated on establishing a centre of excellence for well being innovation and diagnostics within the southern state to supply cutting-edge companies.

“I’m delighted to satisfy Invoice Gates once more after a very long time… His concentrate on expertise and innovation has been an inspiration to all. We mentioned alternatives for collaboration in well being and AI innovation, and I stay up for BMGF’s partnership in Andhra Pradesh’s progress,” the discharge quoted Naidu as saying.

Emphasising that Andhra Pradesh is dedicated to leveraging innovation to enhance public well being outcomes, the CM invited Gates to affix the advisory board of a proposed synthetic intelligence college within the state.

Naidu assured Gates that Andhra Pradesh may function a gateway for the Invoice and Melinda Gates Basis’s initiatives throughout south India, providing a platform to amplify its attain and effectiveness.

Earlier, the chief minister requested Google to contemplate Visakhapatnam as a possible chip design and manufacture centre.

“Naidu requested Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian to discover alternatives in Visakhapatnam for a chip design centre, as Google is now manufacturing its personal chips for server operations,” the discharge acknowledged.

In a put up on X, Naidu stated, “Had an attractive dialogue with Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, and Andre Nakazawa, supervisor Worldwide Organisation at Google. We explored the most recent developments in expertise and the unbelievable alternatives in Andhra Pradesh. With our exceptionally gifted youth, we’re poised to redefine the way forward for tech!”

The chief minister additionally met Muhammad Taufiq, President and Group CEO of Petronas, and urged him to put money into the rising petrochemical hub at Mulapeta.

He additionally requested Petronas to contemplate establishing a world functionality centre in Andhra Pradesh.

Petronas, aiming to supply 5 million tonnes of inexperienced ammonia by 2030, is trying to put money into inexperienced hydrogen, inexperienced ammonia and inexperienced molecules area in India. As a part of this, Petronas is anticipated to speculate as much as ₹15,000 crore in a plant in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, the discharge stated.

Equally, Naidu held discussions with Eugene Willemsen, CEO of Pepsi Worldwide Franchise Drinks, and Stephen Kehoe, Chairman of the PepsiCo Basis.

He invited them to make Visakhapatnam PepsiCo’s world supply centre and to arrange a PepsiCo digital hub.

The CM additionally requested PepsiCo to determine a KurKure manufacturing unit and collaborate with Andhra Pradesh farmers for provide chain wants.

Moreover, Naidu had a gathering with Hamad Al Mahmeed, a consultant from the Bahrain Prime Minister’s Workplace, and Abdullah Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, CEO of Mumtalakat.

He instructed them about Andhra Pradesh’s new industrial insurance policies and invited them to the state to witness its “velocity of doing enterprise”.

The chief minister met Unilever Chief Provide Officer Willem Uijen, in keeping with the discharge.

Unilever is contemplating investing ₹330 crore in palm oil area in Andhra Pradesh and Naidu requested the corporate to contemplate Visakhapatnam for establishing its expertise centre, the discharge stated.

Furthermore, Naidu sought help from Roberto Bocca, head of Centre for Vitality and Supplies and WEF’s govt committee member, to draw world investments into Andhra Pradesh within the areas of inexperienced hydrogen, battery storage and photo voltaic manufacturing, it stated.

He additionally sought the WEF’s help for establishing a clear vitality data and talent growth centre within the state, it stated.

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