Hyderabad, Jan. 3 -- Telangana state government has declared 2020 as the year of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and signed eight Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with various companies and educational institutes to pave way for upcoming technological advancement in the state.

The MoUs which were signed on Thursday in the presence of Rama Rao and other stakeholders of the AI ecosystem, including academicians, industry leaders, local and national startups, a representative from the Norwegian Embassy.

In line with our vision and our approach, AI will be our focus for the coming year and beyond. While we are calling 2020 as the 'Year of AI,' our government will set in motion a set of initiatives, which will potentially make the next decade as...