Hyderabad, April 9 -- In an aim to strengthen emerging technologies and future workforce development, the state government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Deakin University for applied artificial intelligence (AI), skilling, research and innovation.

The agreement was signed on Thursday at the Telangana Secretariat between the President and Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University, Iain Martin, and CEO of Aikam, Phani Nagarjuna, who represented the government.

According to a release, the MoU will focus on providing AI skilling and education, including co-designed programs, executive education and workforce training, research and applied innovation that will have translational research, academic exchange, and knowledge creatio...