Lokesh meets Pichai to review progress of Vizag data centre project

Group 1: Investment and Collaboration - Andhra Pradesh's IT and Industries Minister Nara Lokesh met with Sundar Pichai and Shantanu Narayen to review the $15 billion investment in the Visakhapatnam AI Data Center, which is expected to be one of the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) projects [1] - The Minister invited Google to establish a drone assembly, calibration, and testing unit in the upcoming Drone City and to enhance the server manufacturing ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh [2] - Discussions were held with NVIDIA's Raj Mirpuri regarding AI skill development, smart manufacturing, and future technologies, including a request to set up a Smart Factory Pilot using Omniverse & Isaac Sim [3] Group 2: Technology and Manufacturing Initiatives - The Minister invited Intel to explore the establishment of an ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking & Packaging) unit in Andhra Pradesh [4] - Meetings with OpenAI's CTO and AMD's Vice-President were conducted to consider potential investments in Andhra Pradesh [4] - The focus on deeper collaboration in fabless design, research, and leveraging health-tech and life sciences investments was emphasized during discussions with Adobe [2]