Mumbai: Google India and the Andhra Pradesh government will launch a number of initiatives aimed at bridging the state's digital divide and enabling skill development, according to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two on Monday.
The measures are part of chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's Digital AP vision.
Google India will work with the state government to get women and small and medium businesses online and help them benefit from the Internet economy; help the state government make its websites mobile-ready and accessible in the local language; promote Internet safety among children and government officials; and improve and get more local language content online.
"We want to become the first state to embrace the prime minister's vision of Digital India and set an example for other states to follow. We are happy to announce a number of initiatives along with Google, that will serve as the foundation in achieving the Digital AP vision. I will be personally involved in ensuring the roll out of these initiatives and monitor the impact," said Naidu.
"Creating awareness about the benefits of Internet and promoting its adoption amongst women, small medium businesses and children can deliver a huge economic impact for the state. Improving accessibility to government websites and scaling the local language web can open up a whole new opportunity for local entrepreneurs and make the Internet more meaningful to non-English speaking users," said Rajan Anandan, vice-president and managing director, Google India.
On 5 September, Naidu told the Press Trust of India: "Our Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi has an ambition to make the country a Digital India. Now I am thinking to transform Andhra Pradesh into Digital AP prior to other states."
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