Telangana Launches Aikam, Global AI Innovation Entity at WEF
Institutionalised to position Telangana among the world's Top 20 innovation hubs, Aikam is India's first-of-its-kind innovation entity built to translate AI ambition into real-world execution at population scale
By : PTI
Update: 2026-01-22 07:20 GMT
Hyderabad: At the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026, the Telangana government officially launched Aikam, its flagship autonomous, unified, and globally oriented AI innovation entity. The launch was chaired by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and attended by state IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu and Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy.
Institutionalised to position Telangana among the world's Top 20 innovation hubs, Aikam is India's first-of-its-kind innovation entity built to translate AI ambition into real-world execution at population scale, an official release said here on Thursday.
Aikam brings together a "powerful set of capabilities" under a unified framework, including developing a globally competitive AI workforce through mass upskilling, accelerating AI-first startups, and deepening research–industry collaboration, supported by population-scale datasets, highly efficient compute infrastructure, and a dedicated AI Fund-of-Funds, it said.
"Telangana believes in execution, not experimentation. Aikam institutionalises our execution-first approach by converging existing and upcoming initiatives under a unified global entity. As the world moves from AI pilots to deployment at scale, we invite global partners to anchor their proving ground in Telangana-where AI is deployed responsibly, governed transparently, and scaled with trust," CM Revanth Reddy said.
Sridhar Babu said Aikam enables a clear execution pathway-from ideas to globally scalable solutions.
A core driver of Aikam is its emphasis on deep, symbiotic collaboration across global enterprises, research institutions, and academia, enabling it to operate as a truly global, unified AI innovation entity.
This approach was cemented through the signing of multiple strategic MoUs with global partners spanning the entire AI value chain-from world-class skilling to highly efficient compute infrastructure; from breakthrough applied research to design-led, deployment-ready solutions, according to the release.
Under some of the key MoUs, Pearson intends to anchor a globally benchmarked AI Academy for world-class skilling and credentialing and DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) intends to activate high-impact, cross-border startup corridors between Telangana and Dubai.
"Aikam is being built as a global institution from the outset. The MoUs signed at Davos represent our first concrete steps in establishing an ecosystem that is global, execution-focused in its design, and grounded in collaboration," stated Sanjay Kumar, Special Chief Secretary (ITE&C ).