Davos-Klosters [Switzerland]Jan 18 (ANI): The World Economic Forum is all set to launch its first thematic center on healthcare and life sciences in India’s Telangana in collaboration with the state government.
The centre, according to a release by WEF, will be an autonomous, non-profit organisation, leading on policy and governance for healthcare and life sciences.
“India has a unique opportunity to lead in healthcare and life sciences in South Asia. C4IR Telangana – with the support of the Forum’s global network of Fourth Industrial Revolution Centers – will be a key player in driving stakeholder engagement, building bridges between the public sector and SMEs, and supporting job creation in the healthcare sector,” Borge Brende , the president said, in the World Economic Forum, release.
The collaboration agreement was signed by Jeremy Jurgens, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, and Sakthi Nagappan, CEO, Telangana Life Sciences Foundation – Government of Telangana on Monday (local time) at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.
“I am delighted that the World Economic Forum has today selected Hyderabad as its India Center for setting up a Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution focused on healthcare and life sciences. I firmly believe that the Center will complement Telangana’s strong life sciences skills. is a testament and yet another step by the government to upgrade the life science ecosystem in Telangana and globally,” said KT Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Industries and Commerce, and Information Technology, Telangana.
Rao said, “Life science is one of the priority sectors in Telangana and I strongly believe that this partnership can leverage the current ecosystem to further accelerate the value and impact created by Telangana’s life science sector globally.” To be.”
C4IR Telangana is the 18th center to join the World Economic Forum’s Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) network and the second center in India. (ANI)
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