Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Telangana Seeks Global Partnerships in AI, Skills, and Smart Cities
At the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland, the Telangana government met with global companies to discuss potential partnerships.
Philips, a health tech company, showed interest in partnering with Telangana in the field of AI and possibly setting up a knowledge hub in Hyderabad.
Expertise, a Saudi-based industrial conglomerate, wants to partner with Telangana's Young India Skills University to train workers.
The UAE expressed interest in collaborating on the Bharat Future City project, which is India's first Net-Zero Greenfield Smart City.
Telangana aims to become a $3 trillion economy by 2047 and is focusing on AI, life sciences, and skill development to achieve this goal.
Philips expressed interest in partnering with Telangana in AI and potentially setting up a knowledge hub in Hyderabad.
Expertise, a Saudi-based company, wants to partner with Telangana's Young India Skills University for workforce training.
The UAE showed interest in collaborating on the Bharat Future City project and establishing a food cluster partnership with Telangana.
Telangana aims to build a $250 billion life sciences economy by 2030 and become a $3 trillion economy by 2047.
Telangana is developing a dedicated AI City in Hyderabad and has a mature ecosystem of over 2,000 life sciences companies.
- Who
- Telangana government and global companies (Philips, Expertise, UAE)
- What
- Potential partnerships in AI, skills development, and smart city development
- When
- During the World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland
- Where
- Davos, Switzerland (meeting), Telangana, India (proposed projects)
- Why
- To foster economic growth, technological advancement, and skill development in Telangana
- Event
- World Economic Forum 2026 in Davos, Switzerland
- Telangana's Life Sciences Target
- $250 billion economy by 2030
- Telangana's Economic Goal
- $3 trillion economy by 2047
- Philips' Interest
- AI partnership and potential knowledge hub in Hyderabad
- Expertise's Interest
- Partnering with Young India Skills University for workforce training
- UAE's Interest
- Collaboration on Bharat Future City and food cluster partnership
- Bharat Future City
- India's first Net-Zero Greenfield Smart City over 30,000 acres
Sources
Philips Keen on Partnering with Telangana in AI, to Explore Setting Up Knowledge Hub
Saudi-Based Expertise to Partner with Telangana’s Young India Skills University
UAE To Partner With Telangana To Develop Bharat Future City
Unilever explores GCC in Hyderabad as Telangana pitches investment vision at Davos
Telugu Culinary Tourism Spotlighted at NICCT New Year Reception in Netherlands
