Telangana, California ink pact on health

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State government has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with California State of the US for cooperation in a number of sectors, including business innovation, alternative energy and education. \"This MoU will open new avenues for exchange of innovative ideas between startups in Telangana State and Silicon Valley.

​Hyderabad: State government has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with California State of the US for cooperation in a number of sectors, including business innovation, alternative energy and education. "This MoU will open new avenues for exchange of innovative ideas between startups in Telangana State and Silicon Valley. I am confident that startups in both geographies would benefit immensely from this MoU," Minister for Industries K Taraka Rama Rao said in a statement.

The southern Indian State and the California Governor's office have pledged to work together in alternative energy, environmental technology, health, agriculture, business innovation, technology-based industries, research and development, among others, for which a delegation led by KTR signed the MoU. Panorea Avdis, Director, California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) said.

  • Minister for Industries K Taraka Rama Rao says it will open new avenues for exchange of innovative ideas between start-ups in Telangana State and Silicon Valley
  • The MoU aims to connect the respective innovation programmes and help foster economic cooperation, says a release from California Governor’s office

India and California have strong economic ties that make our respective regions natural partners. "The agreement with the Telangana State government provides a framework for collaboration that will help innovative Indian companies invest in California and help innovative companies in our State access the Indian market," Avdis said.

"The MoU aims to connect the respective innovation programmes and help foster economic cooperation and development, facilitate joint industrial research and development through their respective innovation ecosystems, and enhance business relationships and educational opportunities in areas such as renewable energy, clean technology, smart cities, water conservation, biotech and agri tech," an official release said.

"Through this agreement, the companies that participate in the Telangana T-Hub will have access to resources and contacts within the GO-Biz Innovation Hub (I-Hubs) network, which stretches from Redding to San Diego (in USA) and includes 15 distinct I-Hubs, making it the largest State-sponsored innovation network in the US," the release said. Likewise, this agreement opened opportunities for California companies to connect with the partners and companies within T-Hub network, it added.

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