CM Signs 7 Pacts At AI Summit In Delhi
20 Feb 2026 12:46 PM IST20 Feb 2026 12:46 PM IST
The CoE will position Amaravati as a Digital Embassy for secure AI, enabling sovereign, cyber secure AI deployments aligned with UN grade standards
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said the Andhra Pradesh is joining hands with United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC) to establish a Centre of Excellence for AI and Quantum in Amaravati. (Photo: X)
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has placed education at the core of its artificial intelligence ambitions, with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu overseeing the signing of seven MoUs and Letters of Intent at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Friday.
On a day-long visit to the national capital, Naidu said the state’s AI roadmap would be powered by students, advanced skilling and institutional transformation — from schools to universities.
AP signed a Letter of Intent with IBM India to skill one lakh learners over the next three to five years in Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing. The collaboration would provide access to IBM’s global digital learning platforms, equipping students with industry-aligned, future-ready skills and strengthening the state’s technology workforce pipeline.
A Letter of Intent with the UN international computing centre would see the establishment of a Centre of Excellence for AI and Quantum at the Amaravati Quantum Valley in 2026. With over 55 years of experience serving 100-plus UN entities, UNICC is expected to bring global best practices in secure and sovereign AI, positioning Amaravati as a Digital Embassy aligned with UN-grade standards, an official release said.
In a major higher education milestone, the state government signed an MoU with the national institute of electronics and Information Technology to establish its first deemed-to-be university campus in the South, dedicated to quantum and AI education.
Supported by central funding through MeitY and state-provided land, infrastructure and quantum hardware access, the campus is poised to emerge as a national hub for emerging technology talent.
An MoU with Cabilo AI would introduce AI academies across more than 50 higher education institutions, covering undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty development, AI-integrated curricula and applied innovation labs to boost employability.
In parallel, through the Real Time Governance Society, AP would set up a state-level AI Sandbox with Calibo Inc, offering a secure environment to design and validate AI solutions for governance and public service delivery.
Under the Amaravati Quantum Valley initiative, AP partnered with the Washington institute for STEM, entrepreneurship and research (WISER) to establish a centre of excellence and talent hub. Having trained over 62,000 learners, the programme targets 3.5 lakh learners in 2026 and six lakh in 2027, the aim being a total of 3.5 million, cumulatively.
A three-tier funnel would advance the top 10 per cent into applied tracks and the top one per cent into industry-ready capstones, grooming 1,000 elite quantum performers annually for global exposure.
In partnership with BharatGen, NexGen and IBM, Andhra Pradesh would launch a state-wide AI Tech Hub built on a five-layer Swadeshi AI Stack integrating 22 Indian languages, over 500 sovereign GPUs and indigenous large language models to support governance, welfare, agriculture, MSMEs and education.
Extending AI to classrooms, an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Bodhan AI would roll out an AI Tutor across government, aided and private schools. Grounded fully in SCERT textbooks, it would ensure 98 per cent curriculum accuracy with strict safety safeguards, functioning as state-owned Digital Public Infrastructure with full data sovereignty and DPDP Act compliance, supporting — not replacing — teachers.
AP signed a Letter of Intent with IBM India to skill one lakh learners over the next three to five years in Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing. The collaboration would provide access to IBM’s global digital learning platforms, equipping students with industry-aligned, future-ready skills and strengthening the state’s technology workforce pipeline.
A Letter of Intent with the UN international computing centre would see the establishment of a Centre of Excellence for AI and Quantum at the Amaravati Quantum Valley in 2026. With over 55 years of experience serving 100-plus UN entities, UNICC is expected to bring global best practices in secure and sovereign AI, positioning Amaravati as a Digital Embassy aligned with UN-grade standards, an official release said.
In a major higher education milestone, the state government signed an MoU with the national institute of electronics and Information Technology to establish its first deemed-to-be university campus in the South, dedicated to quantum and AI education.
Supported by central funding through MeitY and state-provided land, infrastructure and quantum hardware access, the campus is poised to emerge as a national hub for emerging technology talent.
An MoU with Cabilo AI would introduce AI academies across more than 50 higher education institutions, covering undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty development, AI-integrated curricula and applied innovation labs to boost employability.
In parallel, through the Real Time Governance Society, AP would set up a state-level AI Sandbox with Calibo Inc, offering a secure environment to design and validate AI solutions for governance and public service delivery.
Under the Amaravati Quantum Valley initiative, AP partnered with the Washington institute for STEM, entrepreneurship and research (WISER) to establish a centre of excellence and talent hub. Having trained over 62,000 learners, the programme targets 3.5 lakh learners in 2026 and six lakh in 2027, the aim being a total of 3.5 million, cumulatively.
A three-tier funnel would advance the top 10 per cent into applied tracks and the top one per cent into industry-ready capstones, grooming 1,000 elite quantum performers annually for global exposure.
In partnership with BharatGen, NexGen and IBM, Andhra Pradesh would launch a state-wide AI Tech Hub built on a five-layer Swadeshi AI Stack integrating 22 Indian languages, over 500 sovereign GPUs and indigenous large language models to support governance, welfare, agriculture, MSMEs and education.
Extending AI to classrooms, an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and Bodhan AI would roll out an AI Tutor across government, aided and private schools. Grounded fully in SCERT textbooks, it would ensure 98 per cent curriculum accuracy with strict safety safeguards, functioning as state-owned Digital Public Infrastructure with full data sovereignty and DPDP Act compliance, supporting — not replacing — teachers.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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