Hyderabad: Telangana made a strong presence on the global investment stage on Tuesday with CM Revanth Reddy-led Telangana Rising team drawing interest from several multinational giants and govts on the first day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos.Global majors, including Google, Philips and Unilever, along with the govt of the UAE and Saudi Arabia-based industrial conglomerate Expertise Group, expressed interest in partnering with Telangana across sectors ranging from healthcare and skills to urban infrastructure and future cities.According to the CMO, Revanth Reddy held discussions with Royal Philips vice-president Jan Willem-Scheijgrond, who evinced interest in collaborating with the Telangana govt on artificial intelligence–driven healthcare solutions.The CM outlined the Telangana Rising-2047 vision and the state’s ambition to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047. Stressing Hyderabad’s position as a global hub for GCCs, he said, “My capital city Hyderabad is a hub for GCCs. The biggest companies across industries operate in my state. So, to remain attractive to investors, I am committed to building intelligent systems.”In talks with Google’s Asia-Pacific business president Sanjay Gupta, the delegation outlined Telangana’s CURE, PURE and RARE framework for regional economic growth, along with plans to make core Hyderabad pollution-free. The CMO said Gupta indicated Google’s willingness to support Telangana in areas such as traffic management, cybersecurity, agriculture, startups and climate change.The delegation also met UAE minister for economy and tourism Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, who said the UAE govt would be happy to partner with Telangana in developing Bharat Future City into a top global city. He proposed setting up a joint task force comprising officials from both sides to fast-track infrastructure projects and suggested a strategic partnership between UAE food clusters and Telangana to strengthen the rural economy.Saudi group’s interestExpertise Group expressed interest in partnering with Young India Skills University. Mohammed Ashif, president and CEO of Expertise, proposed a collaboration to meet the company’s annual requirement of around 5,000 skilled workers, with training aligned to its specific industry needs.Revanth also participated in a session on intelligent infrastructure for building competitiveness, where he highlighted Telangana’s use of AI across governance and public policy. He said AI-led systems were being deployed to track farmer subsidies and property tax collections, ensure delivery of benefits to women and address urban municipal challenges, adding “system intelligence has been both the problem and the solution.“
