Cisco Systems would help Andhra Pradesh in developing Visakhapatnam as a smart city and it is also keen on working with the state government in the areas of education and healthcare.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu held a video call with top executives of the American networking giant today, an official release said here.
"In a video call with Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Cisco Systems Padmasree Warrior and President (Globalisation and Smart +Connected Communities) Anil Menon, the chief minister was informed that Visakhapatnam will first be taken up for development as a smart city among other cities chosen from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra," it said.
Cisco, which designs, manufactures and sells networking equipment, would focus on setting up a skill development centre and provide training through Global Talent Tracker (GTT).
For this, the chief minister said a task force would be constituted to follow up on the implementation. Cisco has also evinced interest in working on disaster management technologies, the release said.
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