Telangana and Illinois to collaborate in various fields

Hyderabad: Telangana state and the Illinois state government in the US have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for collaboration and interaction in various fields through the sharing of expertise.

Mr Arvind Kumar, principal secretary of Telangana industries and commerce, and Mr Hardik Bhatt, secretary of innovation and technology and the state chief information officer signed the agreement in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday.
Minister K.T. Rama Rao, and Dr Ausaf Sayeed, consul-general of India, Chicago, were present at the event.

The agreement facilitates the two states to extend cooperation in areas of smart state solutions, e-governance, entrepreneurship, innovation, business incubators, job creation and best practices.

Under the smart state solutions, Illinois will introduce an “Array of Things” sensors for air pollution monitoring in Telangana state. The two states will share best practices, tools and processes for disaster and emergency management, data management, data analytics, open data and intelligent transportation systems.

Under e-governance, the states will strive to transform state agencies by incorporating communications and information technologies into their operations.