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Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy will launch the Telangana Artificial Intelligence Innovation Hub at the World Economic Forum on January 20 in Davos, positioning the state as a global platform for testing and deploying artificial intelligence at scale.
The initiative, officially titled the Telangana AI Innovation Hub (TAIH), is being developed as a “Global AI Proving Ground” aimed at moving artificial intelligence beyond theory and limited pilots into real-world, enterprise-level applications. With this hub, the Telangana government aims to make Hyderabad one of the top 20 AI hubs in the world, according to media reports.
“Our focus is not on discussion alone. We want AI technologies that deliver measurable outcomes in governance, industry and public services,” Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said. IT and industries minister D. Sridhar Babu said many promising technologies fail because they are never tested in real conditions. This platform is designed to bridge that gap.
Officials said the hub will function as a unified innovation ecosystem bringing together startups, global technology firms, academic institutions, government departments and investors to collaborate on applied AI solutions.
The hub will offer shared facilities, including high-performance computing infrastructure, cloud and edge AI testing environments, secure data sandboxes, and co-creation laboratories. These facilities will enable developers to build and validate AI systems using large datasets and complex workflows.
TAIH is expected to formalise these partnerships through joint research programmes, talent development initiatives and industry-driven problem solving in areas such as healthcare, agriculture, urban governance, mobility and climate resilience before large-scale rollout.
Officials said startups and enterprises demonstrating successful outcomes would receive support for wider deployment across Telangana, with potential replication in other states and international markets.
A senior official said the state government would actively participate in the innovation process. “Select departments will act as live testing environments so that products are evaluated under real operating conditions rather than remaining proof-of-concept models,” the official said.
The initiative forms part of Telangana’s broader strategy to move beyond IT services towards frontier technologies, deep-tech innovation and global partnerships. With its launch at Davos, the state aims to signal that Hyderabad is positioning itself not just as a centre for developing artificial intelligence, but as a place where AI is tested, validated and implemented at scale.