Andhra Pradesh’s minister for IT, Mr Nara Lokesh, held several high-profile meetings with top executives of MNCs during his recent trip to Singapore.
In a step to empower India’s burgeoning creator economy, the Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP), under his leadership, signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with YouTube and Tezaract USA Inc. to establish a Creator Academy in the state.
The initiative underlines the launch of a dedicated Creator Academy by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, with Tezaract as the execution partner to set up and run the academy.
It will serve as a Centre of Excellence for Creative Content Development, focused on building digital skills. As per the MoU, Google will support with curriculum, technology, and expertise, while Tezaract will handle infrastructure and daily operations.
YouTube will provide industry knowledge, channel support, and best practices training to help students grow their digital presence.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Minister Nara Lokesh expressed his delight and said, “I am delighted to collaborate with YouTube to empower India’s creative economy. I am confident that this partnership will unleash and harness the creative energies of Andhra Pradesh’s youth and make us the leaders in the digital economy.
This partnership will also enhance skill development to facilitate the growth of the digital ecosystem in India.”
A meeting was also held with Google Cloud Director Mr Drew Brains, wherein the minister requested that steps be taken to commence work on the Google Data Centre in Visakhapatnam as soon as possible.
The minister also visited the Microsoft Experiences Center on Cecil Street. There he explored various AI use case scenarios in the AI GoStore for different industries, healthcare, FSI, manufacturing, and consumer sectors.
In addition, he met with Ms Reetu Mehlawat, Head of ST Telemedia Investments (India) in Singapore.
As the company plans to double its operations in India, Mr Lokesh requested the establishment of an ST Telemedia Green Energy Data Centre in Visakhapatnam, which is emerging as a data city.
