Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with Mr. Satya Nadella, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft today in Davos.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister explained the various technological initiatives that are being implemented in Andhra Pradesh. He also spoke at length on the technology that AP is using for real time governance.
The Chief Minister mentioned that he is keen on increasing the digital transactions which is at 30% now to 70% by March this year. Satya Nadella offered to collaborate with the state in the areas of e governance and cyber security.
Speaking to the Chief Minister, Mr. Nadella suggested that Andhra Pradesh should nurture hybrid cloud technology and that it will be a great leap in technology for India and Andhra Pradesh in particular. Microsoft has recently acquired LinkedIn and it is working closely with the Singapore government.
Skill profile of the population, professionals etc are also digitized said the Microsoft CEO and added that the same be replicated in Andhra Pradesh also. Mr. Satya Nadella and the Chief Minister agreed to make significant progress in hybrid cloud technology by next meeting at Davos, that is within a year.