Pearson, AI CoLab Join Telangana's AI Innovation Hub

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy-led 'Telangana Rising' delegation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with renowned multinational education and publishing company Pearson, during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. The UK-based company showed interest in expanding its presence in AI skilling and credentialing in the state.

Pearson will support the government in AI initiatives for the Global AI Academy being set up under Telangana AI Innovation Hub (TAIH) through its expertise in curriculum design, learning content, assessment frameworks, and globally recognised credentialing, subject to mutually agreed commercial arrangements.

The Chief Minister said Telangana envisioned becoming the state of future-ready skilled talent by training youth in AI. He congratulated the delegation on signing the MoU.

IT minister D. Sridhar Babu welcomed the development and called for a full-fledged ecosystem to support the state's plans to build the AI City in Hyderabad. "Telangana hosts all the Big Tech companies. We have the talent, ecosystem and infrastructure to be the epicentre of AI."

Special Chief Secretary (ITE&C, Industries) Sanjay Kumar said, "We will work together with Pearson in the years to further our pursuit of becoming a state with high-skilled talent." The government will facilitate clearances necessary for the project to ensure speedy implementation.

Similarly, AI CoLab, which stands for 'Collaborative Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Research and Education' of Georgetown University, will collaborate with Telangana on applied research and capacity-building initiatives in AI, primarily aligned to the healthcare domain.

The MoU will facilitate training and education programs to build a future-ready talent pipeline in AI and data science, as well as collaborative applied research in healthcare, public health, and life sciences.

The deal with Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) will focus on development opportunities of startups through exposure to both countries’ market and ecosystem. Telangana and DMCC will also explore the possibility of organising events and conferences.