RANCHI, July 9 -- In a major push to position Jharkhand as a technology-driven growth destination, chief minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday chaired a series of Business-to-Government (B2G) meetings with global technology companies and industry leaders during the National Stakeholders Consultation on Vision 2050, officials said. The discussions focused on forging strategic partnerships to accelerate AI-led governance, digital infrastructure, innovation, cloud adoption, and future-ready workforce development. The consultation brought together leading technology companies including Google, Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, AWS, Salesforce, Techstar, Leah AI, Mamsys, and other industry stakeholders to explore collaborative opportunities for transforming governance through emerging technologies. "The Chief Minister assured all the stakeholders for the proactive attitude of the state government in technological innovations. He reiterated Jharkhand's willingness for amalgamation of its traditional wit and wisdom with the updated technological spirit," a statement from the chief minister's office said. During the meeting with Lokesh Lohiya from Google, discussions centred on AI-enabled governance, smart healthcare, emergency response systems, AI-powered language solutions, and digital skilling. Google proposed an AI training and certification programme for 3-4 lakh K-12 teachers through a three-month certification module. A Statement of Intent (SoI) is proposed to formalise collaboration between Google and the Government of Jharkhand. The discussions also explored AI-enabled ambulance management and integrated healthcare platforms. Oracle Senior Director Data Platform, Tausif Siddique, expressed Oracle's interest in partnering with the State to strengthen its AI, cloud, and digital skilling ecosystem. The company proposed industry-oriented training, certification programmes, workforce development, innovation, and capacity-building initiatives aligned with industry requirements to create a future-ready talent pool. The meeting with Keshri Asthana, CTO India, Microsoft, focused on developing a unified AI-driven Data Intelligence Platform to integrate data across government departments, strengthen evidence-based decision-making, automate departmental processes, and improve data governance. Discussions also explored the use of low-code platforms to accelerate digital service delivery....