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VISAKHAPATNAM — Global information technology leader Cisco said Mar. 17 it will set up an Internet of Everything innovation center here as part of strategic initiatives to help accelerate the digital transformation of Andhra Pradesh.
The U.S.-based company will also set up Technology Center of Excellence and Research Lab in Tirupati focused on manufacturing and cyber security solutions.
The others initiatives include skill development for the new digital economy through expansion of the Networking Academy program, investing in innovative start-ups in the state and sponsoring a research program at University of Andhra to develop and customize digital technologies, and solutions for rural areas, the company said in a statement.
The agreement was signed as part of the inauguration of AP Fiber-Net in Visakhapatnam, in the presence of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Cisco executive chairman John Chambers, Cisco Asia Pacific & Japan president Irving Tan, and Cisco India and SAARC president Dinesh Malkani.
Cisco has collaborated with the state government to design and implement AP Fiber Net, the first statewide broadband project in India. It is a huge step toward realizing the government’s vision to provide broadband on fiber to every house in the state.
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