Google signs MoU with Telangana govt to support youth, women entrepreneurs with digital skills
On Thursday (28th April, 2022), The Tech giant Google signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Telangana government to bring benefits of digital economy to the youth and women entrepreneurs in the state, and kicked off the ground-up development of its three million square foot building in the city. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Telangana IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao.
Under the new initiative, Google will collaborate with the government through its various arms to extend scholarships for Google Career Certificates to Telangana's youth, support women entrepreneurs through digital, business and financial skills training, and strengthen the government's school modernisation efforts with digital teaching and learning tools and solutions, it added.
As part of the joint effort, the US-based company will also support the state government's efforts to improve public transportation and use of digital technologies in agriculture. Speaking after the signing of MoU, Rama Rao said Telangana and Google have enjoyed a long and a very fruitful relationship with each other. "You always had one of your largest presences in the world. You have continued to support us, our growth, the technology and IT sector. Google being Google, the leader, I think that has really helped the image of the city and the image of my state Telangana as well," he said.
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