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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, during high-level meetings astatine the World Economic Forum (WEF) successful Davos, has projected the constitution of a dedicated Israel Industrial Park successful Andhra Pradesh, positioning it arsenic a strategical hub to pull Israeli companies successful med-tech, aero-defence, clean-tech and precocious manufacturing.
Mr. Naidu held discussions with Nir Barkat, Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Roey Fisher, Trade Commissioner, and Shir Slutzky, Head of the Israel Economic and Trade Mission to Switzerland.
Mr. Naidu outlined Andhra Pradesh’s imaginativeness to anchor Israeli firms done a purpose-built concern parkland that would beforehand section manufacturing, exertion transportation and high-skilled employment, portion strengthening India–Israel economical ties.
The discussions besides covered collaboration successful defence and aerospace ecosystems, UAV technologies, desalination and groundwater prime improvement, semiconductors, quantum technologies, medicine, acquisition and cybersecurity.
As portion of Andhra Pradesh’s technology-driven maturation strategy, Mr. Naidu besides met Calista Redmond, vice-president, Global AI Initiatives astatine NVIDIA. He discussed fast-tracking plans for India’s archetypal AI University successful Amaravati, for which an MoU has been signed.
The concern focuses connected AI skills for youth, start-up nurturing and ecosystem development. Possibilities of a NVIDIA Global Capability Centre, hardware manufacturing and collaboration with the Ratan Tata Innovation Hub were besides explored.
Mr. Naidu besides met Swiss State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda, Ambassador Andrea Rauber Saxer, Swiss MP Nik Gugger, and SECO Advisor Martina Bietenhader, seeking to deepen commercialized ties and pull Swiss investments to Andhra Pradesh.
The Chief Minister besides held a high-level gathering with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, seeking deeper economical ties and investments successful cardinal maturation sectors of A.P.
Mr. Naidu projected the constitution of a Dubai Food Cluster successful Andhra Pradesh, aimed astatine strengthening nutrient processing, agri-exports and value-chain integration. The discussions focused connected opportunities successful agritech, foodtech, aquatech, improvement of nutrient parks and enhancing nutrient information mechanisms.
