Cisco to develop Vizag as smart city.

Global IT networking major Cisco recently said that it will work with Andhra Pradesh Government in its efforts to transform Vizag into a smart city

In a video call with Chief Technology Officer of Cisco, Padmasree Warrior and President (Globalization and Smart+Connected Communities) for Cisco Systems, Anil Menon, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was informed that Visakhapatnam will be the first city to be taken up for development as a smart city among other cities chosen from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.

Sharing his experience of working on smart cities, Menon informed the Chief Minister that the development model adopted by Cisco for Visakhapatnam will be replicated in other cities too.

He added that Cisco would focus on setting up a skill development centre and provide training through Global Talent Tracker (GTT). The company is also keen on working with Andhra Pradesh in digitising education and healthcare and evinced interest in working on disaster management technologies.

According to a statement from the Chief Minister's Office, Naidu said that a task force would be constituted to follow up on the implementation. Stating that Vizag has great potential to transform into a financial, IT powerhouse and a logistics hub, he said that the Centre has recently sanctioned the Sagarmala project that covers AP.

He said Reliance has come forward to provide 4G services in 524 towns. He asked Padmasree to adopt a village under the government’s flagship 'Smart Village – Smart Ward' initiative.


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