Dr. TRB Rajaa, Minister for Industries Govt of Tamil Nadu, said in a publish on X (previously Twitter) that the state authorities signed an MoU with Google on Saturday, throughout Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s ongoing go to to the US. The minister additionally introduced that the state authorities will set up the Tamil Nadu AI Labs facility in Chennai. Meanwhile, Google will work with Guidance, the federal government’s nodal company for investments within the state, to carry AI expertise to startups, MSMEs, and the agricultural ecosystem.
According to the minister, the partnership with Google will allow the Tamil Nadu authorities to coach 2 million youth in AI expertise through the state’s Naan Mudhalvan upskilling platform, whereas providing startups within the area mentorship and networking alternatives. MSMEs may even be capable of use Google Cloud’s AI expertise on an open networks market, in response to the corporate.
“This collaboration underscores our shared dedication to fostering inclusive development and technological progress by way of AI. We stay up for working collectively to construct a thriving AI ecosystem in Tamil Nadu — one which not solely drives innovation and creates alternatives but in addition empowers people with the abilities they want to reach the digital age,” stated Google Cloud Platform Head Amit Zavery in a ready assertion.
On the primary day of the CM’s US go to, the federal government signed six MoUs with numerous corporations to arrange amenities within the state, together with a analysis and growth centre by Nokia in Siruseri, an AI-ML growth centre in Chennai to be arrange by PayPal, a semiconductor innovation centre in Coimbatore (Microchip, Yield Engineering Systems), and a tech centre by Applied Materials and Infinix in Madurai, in response to the minister.
