Hyderabad: The Telangana govt in partnership with Microsoft, 1M1B Foundation and MeitY Startup Hub launched the Telangana Green Skills & Applied AI Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad on Friday.The centre, inaugurated by Telangana IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu, will train technology and science graduates in Applied AI, Green Pharma, solar energy, electric vehicles and wind energy. It will also connect participants with industry mentors, internships and employment pathways.On the opening day, 1M1B Jobs Express announced 100 job offers, while eight MoUs were signed with companies including WindStream Energy Technologies, SCL Lifesciences, Emball’ISO India Packaging, Vimta Labs, Knowvation Learnings, CIEL HR Services, Arah Infotech and MSys Inc.Sridhar Babu said Gen Z would drive the next wave of artificial intelligence and green innovation and urged young innovators to use AI to solve real-world challenges, including water security and sustainability. “For Telangana, sustainability must be integral to our growth story,” he said.Microsoft India Development Centre managing director and president Rajiv Kumar said AI and the climate transition were reshaping industries and that young people needed opportunities to work on practical problems.Manav Subodh, founder and chief mentor, 1M1B Foundation, said the future of work will increasingly be shaped by the convergence of AI, sustainability and industry and their larger ambition was to build models that can scale nationally and prepare young people for the jobs and industries of the future.“Our focus is on preparing young people not just to understand these technologies, but to apply them in real-world settings and build careers in emerging sectors,” he said, adding that Hyderabad’s life sciences ecosystem could link talent with careers in emerging sectors.The launch also featured AI Talkies, an interaction with young changemakers, and the #AIForMyCity Challenge, aimed at encouraging youth to build AI-powered solutions for civic and environmental issues. The Hyderabad centre is part of a five-centre national network targeting 100,000 youth by 2030 nationally.
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