I often wonder how some of the most striking news about India appears in the foreign press. An example is the report in the FT about AP CM Chandrababu Naidu's attempt to create a 'Quantum Valley' in his state:
Naidu is seeking to build a tech park where developers and scientists can harness the nascent power of quantum computing for applications ranging from research to energy optimisation and manufacturing.
“Indians are very strong in mathematics and very strong in English,” he said. “These two are a deadly combination for information technology.”
IBM, India’s Tata Consultancy Services and Larsen & Toubro are anchor investors for the Quantum Valley, where the US tech group is in discussions to build what it hopes would be India’s most powerful quantum computer.
The companies have not said how much they will invest in the project. But Scott Crowder, IBM’s vice-president for quantum adoption, described it as “pretty solid”, adding that the US company planned to provide computing power while L&T would build the infrastructure and TCS would find users.
The government of Andhra Pradesh in December also signed a memorandum of understanding with Google to set up an artificial intelligence data centre in Visakhapatnam, known as Vizag. Google says the project is in its early stages.
Naidu is seeking to replicate what he achieved in Hyderabad which he succeeded in turning into an IT hub. The electoral impact, though, was not entirely favourable. Many saw it as favouring the educated elite at the expense of large numbers of relatively uneducated people. Naidu's party was ousted from power in the undivided state. Naidu, one hopes, has learnt his lessons and will steer Quantum Valley accordingly.
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