Industry outlook, Opportunity in Telangana
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The Government of Telangana had realized that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is being driven by the new technologies of this age which are disrupting many sectors including but not limited to governance. To capitalize on these new technologies and with an aim to establish Telangana as the leader in these new emerging technologies, Emerging Technologies (ET) Wing, was set up as a first-of-its-kind initiative. Eight technologies, which will play a critical role in the industry and the government in the coming years, have been identified – AI, Blockchain, Cloud, IoT, Drones & Robotics, Augmented & Virtual Reality, SpaceTech, and Additive Manufacturing. The objective of this wing is twofold- one, to develop a conducive ecosystem for the proliferation of these technologies, and second, to play a pivotal role in the adoption of these technologies throughout the state. ET Wing has played a very crucial role in the acceleration and adoption of emerging technologies in a unique approach, we call it the “PPP Framework” – Policy Frameworks, Population Scale Projects, and Partnerships.
Policy Frameworks and Center of Excellence
To encourage industry leaders, startups, and other organizations to be a part of the Telangana Ecosystem and contribute to the development of the state in a collaborative fashion, ET Wing has published 4 technology centered policy frameworks that highlight the various pillars and the initiatives to be taken by the government for the adoption of the respective technologies throughout the state. The 4 policy frameworks published so far are focused on the technologies we identified as critical to businesses and government alike. These are the 4 policy frameworks published so far:
- AI Framework
- Drones Framework
- SpaceTech Framework
- Blockchain Framework
The Agriculture Data Management Policy Framework and Robotics Framework are currently in the development stage.
In 2019, we launched Telangana’s Blockchain Framework (2019). Moreover, we signed strategic blockchain-focused partnerships with – BitFury, ISB and GBBC (Global Blockchain Business Council).
In 2019, we also launched the Drone Framework (2019), and later on-boarded DJI, world’s largest drone manufacturer, as a strategic partner.
We declared 2020 as the Year of AI. No business can stay untouched from the AI revolution. It is expected to transform the global economy and early adopters will have first-mover advantage. Therefore, the Telangana government is setting a vision to accelerate AI readiness and develop a conducive ecosystem in the state. Towards these efforts, the state is happy to launch its “AI Framework document” which outlays our AI strategy to transform Healthcare, Agriculture, Education, Transport, Law Enforcement and Citizen Services. The state also signed strategic AI partnerships with the likes of NVIDIA, Intel, Adobe, Wadhwani.ai, IIT Hyderabad, IIIT Hyderabad, Hexagon among others.
To realize the goals of policy frameworks, ET Wing has also set up 4 technology dedicated Centers of Excellence-
- Telangana AI Mission
- National Center of Additive Manufacturing
- Cyber Security Center of Excellence
- E-Waste Center of Excellence
ET Wing is currently working towards setting up a Space Park.
For the planning and execution of all the initiatives and projects identified in AI strategy framework, Government of Telangana has set up a unique AI body in collaboration with NASSCOM and its members.
“We commemorated 2020 as the Telangana’s Year of AI last year on 2nd January 2020. Exactly one year later, I am elated to share the success of the Year of AI program, which did not just survived the pandemic but also thrived it. The initiative has been a catalyst, which has today catapulted Telangana to the forefront of the AI race to excellence” said IT Minister KT Rama Rao.
The report highlights Telangana’s AI Framework, which outlines the six-pronged strategy to achieve the vision of positioning Telangana as a global hub for Artificial Intelligence and foster social innovation. The government has set up T-AIM (Telangana AI Mission) to drive the implementation of the AI Framework. The report mentions initiatives and activities launched by a number of partners such as Intel, IIITH, PHFI, C4IR (with World Economic Forum), AWS, nVIDIA, Microsoft, Wadhwani AI, IIT Hyderabad, Hexagon, IEEE Hyderabad, PJTSAU and many more. In all over 120+ events were organized throughout the year.
“I take great pride in Telangana’s multi-lateral collaborative approach and take this opportunity to thank the efforts of our active ecosystem partners in Telangana.” said Jayesh Ranjan IAS, IT Principal Secretary.
An applied research centre was conceptualized with focus on healthcare and mobility domains, with a 400Cr+ funding commitment over the next 5 years. Intel, IIITH and PHFI are the other founding partners.
Blockchain District is the anchor around which Hyderabad’s blockchain ecosystem is flourishing. Vision is to make Hyderabad as one of the top 10 Blockchain Cities of the world. In 2019, An ISO committee of 150 Blockchain experts from 56 countries assembled in India’s Blockchain District Hyderabad for a week-long conference to develop international blockchain standards. Four government use cases from India, all of them developed in the Blockchain District, were selected by an expert committee.
State’s initiative to build a robust Cybersecurity Startup Ecosystem, facilitate local and global collaborations, increase the footprint of GCCs and undertake capacity building initiatives.
State’s initiative in collaboration with MeitY, towards creating a conducive e-Waste management environment which nurtures innovation, entrepreneurship, and capability building.
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Adoption of Emerging Technologies in Government
- National Awards for e-Governance 2020: Telangana recently won a Gold Medal in ET category for a blockchain-based project, at the 23rd National Awards for e-Governance 2020 organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
- Medicine from the Sky: A medical-drone delivery project in association with the World Economic Forum and Apollo Hospitals, to assess the viability of integrating drones into the health supply chain to potentially save lives in remote areas. The first-of-a-kind solution in India is set to be piloted in Telangana.
- Blockchain for Micro Finance: A Blockchain solution is being implemented with Stree Nidhi credit cooperative Federation Ltd. to provide credit rating for each Self-Help Group members, that will help the poor women to avail credit from formal financial systems.
- Property Records Management: Real-time transactions being stored in databases are also populated on a Blockchain system. This helps to store property details in time sequenced and tamper evident manner for future verification.
- Drones for Volumetric Analysis of Mines: In the process of empanelling the vendors to carry out the volumetric analysis and extent analysis of Telangana’s mines.
- More than a dozen other use cases are being developed for government departments.
Government Support
- AI Framework: Data Exchange Platform and HPAIC, Skilling and Education, Governance, Ethics and Privacy, Research and Innovation, Enabling Adoption and Community Collaboration, AI-Innovestment Fund.
- Blockchain Framework: Developing Talent Pool, Supporting Infrastructure, Promoting Research and Innovation, Enabling Collaboration and Building Community.
- Drone Framework: Developing Infrastructure, Talent Pool and Incentives for Drone tech based startups/organizations.
- IoT Policy: T-Works, Promote Manufacturing and Procurement of IoT Based Solutions, Provide Support to Startups in raising Capital, Create a ready-to-employ Talent Pool in the State, Partnerships and Tie-Ups to develop Know-how.
- Cyber Security Policy: Legal And Regulatory Framework, Compliance And Enforcement Framework, Capacity Building And Cybersecure Acculturation Framework, Business Development Framework.
Promo: Emerging Technologies, Govt of Telangana
Projects/ Events/Awards
ET Wing has initiated and worked on multiple pilot projects that are being scaled up at a national level. These projects are centered around the use of emerging technologies for the benefit of the people. These projects have impacted various domains including but not limited to Agriculture, Law Enforcement, Healthcare, Mobility, E-Governance, etc.
Some of the Marquee projects/Events/ Awards that ET Wing has worked on are:
| S. No | Event/ Project | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROJECTS | |||
| 1. | Medicine from the Sky | The first-of-a-kind solution in India, the medical drone delivery project is undertaken in association with the World Economic Forum. Following our lead, many other states have adopted our framework and are similarly working on the project in their states. | 2021 |
| 2. | iRASTE (intelligent Solutions for Road Safety through Technology and Engineering) | AI-powered road safety management project is being worked on by a consortium led by INAI in collaboration with the ITE&C Department, Govt. of Telangana & TSRTC. | 2022 |
| 3. | AI for ALL training | 3 AI for ALL training In tune with the Telangana government’s aim to train one lakh high school students in basic artificial intelligence courses, a pilot initiative was undertaken today at the Telangana Mahila Vishwa Vidyalayam. | 2022 |
| 4. | eVoting | A smartphone-based solution has been developed to enable eVoting, especially for vulnerable demographics using AI and database blockchain (Distributed Ledger). A dry run was successfully conducted in Khammam District in October 2021 and got positive feedback with 85% of the users terming it as user-friendly. | 2021 |
| 5. | AI4Al (Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural innovations) | AI4AI (Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural Innovation) is a flagship project initiated under the Year of AI in partnership with the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) World Economic Forum to achieve digital transformation in agriculture. | 2020 |
| 6. | DICRA (Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture) | The Government of Telangana in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched DiCRA, the latest addition to the Digital Public Goods Registry. Powered by Artificial Intelligence, the platform is geared toward strengthening food systems and food security. Using remote sensing and pattern detection algorithms, DiCRA can identify farms that are resilient to climate change and those that are highly vulnerable. | 2022 |
| 7. | Identification of Wildlife Species using AI for Forest Department. | The Grand Challenge, in partnership with Capgemini, aims to seek novel AI solutions from startups to predict the movement of wildlife and other valuable insights thereof that help in preserving wildlife in Telangana’s forests | 2022 |
| 8. | Launch of Drone-Based Afforestation Program -Hara Bahara | Hara Bahara was launched as India’s first aerial seeding project in partnership with Hyderabad-based startup Marut Drones. | 2021 |
| 9. | T-Chits (Blockchain-based Chitfund automation) | To bring in trust and transparency in the chit fund business for subscribers | 2019 |
| 10. | NeGPA | It is a jointly funded program by the State and the Ministry of Agriculture, GoI to leverage Emerging Technologies for Agriculture & allied sectors. | 2020 |
| 11. | AIRA Launch | AIRA enters and exchanges MoUs with several organizations – TSIC, TASK, RICH, and others speaking on the occasion. | 2022 |
| 12. | Launch of Stree-Nidhi B-Post | PoST is a Blockchain-based solution to empower poor women, especially the unbanked and underbanked population. The Loan disbursement and repayments of StreeNidhi for all the 1.5 lakh members will be recorded on a blockchain platform. The Pilot phase will include 1.5 Lakh SHG members of the Rajanna District of Telangana. | 2019 |
| 13. | AI-based Pest Management for cotton | The AI solution enables cotton farmers to catch pest infestations, especially the Pink Bollworm early and take correct, immediate action to avoid significant crop damage, and consequently improve the quality of the crop and increase incomes. | 2021 |
| EVENTS/Partnerships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | National Conference on 3D Printing in Medical Devices & Implants | Sri. K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister, ITE&C, Govt. of Telangana, Ms. Michelle Wade, Commissioner – South Asia at Global Victoria, State Government of Victoria, Australia, Shri. Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Principal Secretary, ITE&C and Industries, Smt. Rama Devi Lanka, CIO NCAM, Director Emerging Technologies Wing and OSD, ITE&C Department, and Mr. Jaspreet Sidhu, CEO NCAM. The announcement of 22 partnerships with leading organizations in Additive Manufacturing Technology from India and abroad | 2022 |
| 2. | SpaceTech Framework | The technology-specific framework has been launched with a vision to “establish Telangana as a globally recognized one-stop destination in Space Technology”. The launch event happened in metaverse in a first-of-its-kind adoption in the country. The event been addressed by the Sri. K.T. Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister for ITE&C, Govt. of Telangana, ISRO Chairman, Prl Secretary, ITE&C Dept | 2022 |
| 3. | NCAM Launch | The National Centre for Additive Manufacturing (NCAM) has been set up inside Osmania University as a dedicated Section-8 company in Hyderabad in partnership with MeitY, GoI. The center is responsible for boosting the domestic Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) ecosystem by offering access to infrastructure and synergizing the efforts of all stakeholders. This event is graced by Sri. K T Rama Rao, Hon’ble Minister, ITE&C, Govt. of Telangana. | 2021 |
| 4. | National Digital Transformation Conclave | The 7th edition of the GovConnect Digital Transformation Conclave was held on 16th Sept. 2022 in Hyderabad in collaboration with the Information Technology, Electronics and Communications Department, Government of Telangana as a Host Partner. The Senior Govt. Officials across the country has attended the conclave | 2022 |
| 5. | UK India Tech Exchange | The Telangana Government in coordination with UK’s Department for International Trade has initiated the Tech Exchange Program which aims to present the best of the UK solutions in emerging tech to the distinguished representatives of the State, the solutions are handpicked to ensure that they are relevant to the specific tech requirements of the Telangana State. | 2022 |
| 6. | GiZ Fair Forward: AI for ALL | The ITE&C Dept, Govt. of Telangana is engaged with GIZ(German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH) and has initiated the acceleration for the adoption of AI in the state. This is 2 days event of Fair Forward: AI for ALL initiative that strives for a more open, inclusive, and sustainable approach to AI on an international level. | 2022 |
| 7. | Year of AI | 8 AI specic strategic partnerships were inked with: – Centre for Research in Applied AI (CRiAA) – Intel, Nvidia, IITH, IIITH, Wadhwani.ai, Adobe | 2020 |
| 8. | Emerging Technology Workshop | Organized workshops on emerging technologies for all government departments to create awareness on the technology trends. | 2019 |
| 9. | International Blockchain Conference | Hosted India’s first-ever International Blockchain Congress in Hyderabad and Goa. | 2018 |
Investable Projects
Drone City:
Vision: The Government will establish a PPP model Telangana Drone City (TDC) that would become India’s leading Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) test and business center. This TDC will foster a drone ecosystem and will enable sharing of resources, best practices and promote innovation.
Initiatives: The drone center will be driving initiatives identified in Telangana’s Drone Framework and more.
Components: Segregated airspace for testing, command control centre, hangar, runway, prototyping labs, ground control stations, co-working spaces, training simulators etc.
Partnership
Emerging Technologies Wing has forged partnerships with various global organizations. Some of our key marquee partnerships are with
- Capgemini
- Casper Labs
- Department for International Trade, UK
- GIZ, Germany
- HP
- Intel
- NASSCOM
- Nvidia
- Tech Mahindra
- United Nations Development Programme
- Wells Fargo
- World Economic Forum
These partnerships have been developed to work in collaborative fashion in setting up centers of excellence or creating innovative solutions to pressing use cases in different domains. We feel pride in these partnerships and look forward to making more and scaling each of these ahead on multiple fronts enabling Telangana to be a preferred destination for global companies and being the gateway for innovation and exponential adoption of emerging technologies.
With this unprecedented framework of thought leadership and execution, ET Wing has been successful in leveraging emerging technologies to enable better governance and improve citizen services. Collaboration with industry, academia, and foundations has been the mantra for its success.
Partner Organizations
- Tech Mahindra
- IIIT Hyderabad
- CDAC
- ISB
- GBBC
- BitFury
- NITI Aayog
| AWARDS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Award for T-Chits Pilot | T-Chits, Telangana’s Blockchain Project for administering Chit Funds in the State, has won National Conference on e-Governance 2020 (NCeG) Gold Award under the ‘Excellence in Adopting Emerging Technologies category. | 2020 |
| 2. | Indian Express Technology Sabha Award 2020 | Won for B-PoST (Blockchain-Protection of Stree Nidhi Transactions) solution | 2020 |
| 3. | 66th SKOCH Summit Awards | – Received both Gold and Silver awards for two blockchain projects – property registration and T-Chits (administering chit funds) respectively Received two orders of merit for the AI-based crowd management solution for Telangana Police and the IGRS Medha Chatbot | 2021 |
| 4. | E-Voting | “E-Voting”, the country’s first smartphone-based voting solution, has received an award for its innovative approach at the India Express’ Technology Sabha. | 2022 |
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