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Hyderabad an emerging hotspot in data centre space: JLL
Hyderabad is emerging as a hotspot in the data centre space, driven by industry-friendly policy incentives, reliable power supply and economical setup costs. The city’s inventory is set to grow three times by 2023, with 66 MW capacity addition. The city with a current data centre capacity of 30 MW across five colocation assets is serving the needs of multiple industries, dominant being technology, entertainment & media, and energy sectors, according to JLL report titled ‘2020 India Data Center Market Update’. Of the 66 MW capacity addition to happen by 2023, about eight megawatt capacity is expected to be added…
TSIC signs MoU with Kautilya School of Public Policy to establish Social Innovation Ecosystem in the State
Kautilya School of Public Policy (KSPP), GITAM Deemed to be University, Hyderabad has signed an MoU with the Telangana State Innovation Cell (TSIC), an initiative by the Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department, Government of Telangana. The MoU signed by Mr. Ravi Narayan, Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Telangana, Prof. D Gunasekaran Registrar of GITAM, and Mr. Sridhar Pabbisetty, Founding Director of the institute aims to use the resources of both the parties to create a robust, world-class ‘Social Innovation’ (SI) ecosystem in the state. Kautilya School of Public Policy will be the ‘Research Partner’ for TSIC to help build…
Telangana’s Medicine from the Sky Program
‘Medicine from the Sky’ project, launched during Wings 2020, is an initiative of the Government of Telangana in partnership with the World Economic Forum. The EoI that was released to invite participants for this study had received 16 applications, of which 7 would be undertaking flights in the Vikarabad District under this project. On 29th April 2021, the exemption from UAS 2021 was given by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) to undertake only Visual-line-of-sight (VLOS) flights in Medicine from the Sky project. But with continued support from MoCA and DGCA, the Telangana Government has finally received approval to undertake…
T-Fiber to cover all municipalities in Telangana: KTR
IT Minister KT Rama Rao directed officials on Thursday to expand the Telangana Fiber Grid (T-Fiber) project to cover all municipalities in the State. As part of the project expansion, the Minister directed officials to conduct a survey in Greater Hyderabad limits and submit a report at the earliest. These decisions were taken during the Telangana Fiber Grid Corporation Board meeting held at T-Hub here. T-Fiber is an initiative envisioned to establish a state-of-the-art broadband network to fulfill the objective of ‘Digital Telangana,’ using the pipelines of drinking water project -Mission Bhagiratha. The project ensures access to internet connectivity to…
Boost for IT in Khammam
Giving a stimulus to the growth of Information Technology (IT) in the district, the State government on Tuesday accorded administrative approval for setting up a second IT Hub in Khammam. It may be recalled that following a request made by Transport Minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar, IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao had sanctioned the second phase of IT Hub on December 7 last year. Though the IT Minister sanctioned Rs 20 crore for the second phase of IT Hub on Dec 7, the budget allocated for the facility was enhanced as the government has given administrative approval for Rs…
TSIC signs MoU with Agastya International Foundation in setting up 15-acre Innovation Campus
The proposed campus aiming to nurture alternative pedagogy at school & grassroots will be operational in 3-5 years.
Telangana Govt invites state-based startups for next batch of incentives
The eligible startups can leverage incentives underperformance grant, patent expenditure reimbursement, SGST reimbursement, and recruitment assistance The government of Telangana recently handed over incentives under innovation policy to 11 startups…
Social Impact Bootcamp 2020
Telangana Social Impact Bootcamp concludes with 61 social startups pitching to 9 Government Departments and 20+ Investors.
Start working towards launching the State’s new ICT policy: Minister KTR
Minister KTR chaired a detailed review of ITE & C department to strategize and start the work towards launching the State’s ICT policy for the next 5 years i.e. 2021-2026.
WE Hub partners with i-Hub of Gujarat
WE HUB, Government of Telangana partners with i-Hub, Government of Gujarat to support Women Entrepreneurship in Gujarat & Telangana In a first-of-its-kind, two State governments have joined hands to supercharge…
Innovations by govt. school students galore
Ministers Sri KTR and Smt. Sabitha Indra Reddy inaugurated the Telangana School Innovation Challenge 2020 Grand Finale event.
Telangana at forefront of artificial intelligence, says KT Rama Rao
IT Minister KT Rama Rao releases the report ‘Telangana’s Year of AI – 2020 and Beyond’ in Hyderabad.
IBM, TASK join hands to train 30,000 students
IBM and the Telangana State government on Monday announced a collaboration to provide curated online courses for the State’s students that will enhance their technical and professional skills. IBM will work with Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) to offer ‘Open P-Tech’, a free digital education platform focused on emerging technologies and professional development skills, for 30,000 students over a period of one year across engineering, degree and polytechnic courses. Apart from providing access, IBM and its training partners will also train college teachers in using the platform, so that they can guide their students and help on-board them…
TASK, TSCHE, Microsoft and Nasscom to train 30,000 TS youth in AI
Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), along with Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), has joined hands with Microsoft and Nasscom FutureSkills to implement the March to Million…
