Maharashtra Signs Pact With Google For Harnessing Artificial Intelligence

The MoU was signed at the company's office here in the presence of deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president, Google India; and state chief secretary Nitin Kareer.

The Maharashtra government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with search engine giant Google to utilize Artificial Intelligence for solutions in sectors like agriculture, healthcare and education. 🕞 3.30pm | 8-2-2024 📍 Google Office, Pune | दु. ३.३० वा. | ८-२-२०२४ 📍 गुगल कार्यालय, पुणे.Delighted that the Government of Maharashtra joined hands with @GoogleIndia to drive innovative and scalable AI-led solutions across key areas of focus: agriculture, healthcare and… pic.twitter.com/RbmejGkdTI

The MoU was signed at the company's office here in the presence of deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Sanjay Gupta, country head and vice president, Google India; and state chief secretary Nitin Kareer.

"Few weeks back, I met Gupta ji and we had a small talk on how AI is affecting our lives and he informed me that their different centres of excellence are creating different platforms and applications which are not only changing the businesses but the lives of people. I told him about the government's plan to set up a centre of excellence in Nagpur. Here we both thought that this can be a mutually beneficial partnership," Mr Fadnavis said on this occasion.