Hyderabad, Nov 16 (PTI) Telangana government
today signed an MoU with Microsoft Corporation India wherein Microsoft will
help the government to explore cloud, machine learning and mobile-based
solutions to improve citizen services, education, healthcare and agriculture in
the state.
At the MoU signing event, Telangana IT Secretary Jayesh Ranjan said,
"Telangana government believes that ICT is the key to building not only a
stronger economy but also an efficient and effective governance system."
"Through this partnership of ours with Microsoft, we are
confident about bringing in advanced solutions pertaining to our initiatives
under Digital Telangana programme." Ranjan added.
Microsoft India (R&D) Managing Director Anil Bhansali said,
"Over the past year, we have experimented with cloud, mobile and machine
learning based solutions for better citizen connect as well as to help
students, farmers and patients in India."
"We are delighted to bring many of those learning to Telangana
and explore new use for these world-class technologies."As per the MoU, Microsoft India will work with Telangana government to
support the development of cloud and mobile-based solutions and support the use
of machine learning and advanced visualisation to help solve challenges in the
fields of education, agriculture and healthcare, according to an release.
"Telangana government has been an ardent promoter of ICT
solutions, particularly in the fields of agriculture, citizen service delivery,
education and healthcare. Having crossed the magical figure of 7 crore online
transactions through MeeSeva, the government is miles ahead of other states
with its robust citizen service delivery platform," added Jayesh.
The State has also launched an innovative ICT enabled solution for
government schools called TS-CLASS (Telangana State Computer Literacy and
Skills in Schools) to revolutionize the way students are taught.
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