Visakhapatnam, Nov 11 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday met World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Director General Daren Tang here and explored avenues to secure international recognition for innovation, research and creativity originating from the state.
The Chief Minister sought to enhance awareness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) among startups and entrepreneurs in the southern state, said an official press release.
“Naidu today met WIPO Director General Daren Tang to explore ways to secure international recognition for innovation, research and creativity in Andhra Pradesh,” it said.
Discussing opportunities for institutional collaboration, the CM explored establishing a ‘WIPO-Andhra Pradesh Academy’ and conducting joint programmes to provide training on IPR, patents, trademarks, industrial designs and technology protection to students, researchers, startup founders and MSMEs.
The Chief Minister sought WIPO’s support in securing Geographical Indication (GI) tags for the state’s handloom products, handicrafts and others, said the press release.
He requested assistance in expanding markets for existing GI-tagged products and taking their quality standards and branding to the international level.
Naidu invited WIPO to work closely with the state government to further strengthen the startup ecosystem and provide greater impetus to innovation.
The CM informed Tang that the state was being developed through three distinct economic regions with dedicated development plans for each.
He said the state government was preparing Andhra Pradesh’s youth to embrace emerging technologies such as quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
According to the CM, Andhra Pradesh offers immense investment opportunities in green energy, space technology, quantum computing, natural farming and several other emerging sectors.
Highlighting the government’s commitment to women’s empowerment, the Chief Minister said the state had set a target to transform 10 lakh women into entrepreneurs.
He invited WIPO to partner with the state government in initiatives aimed at promoting women’s economic empowerment and entrepreneurship.
The meeting also discussed opportunities to integrate WIPO’s initiatives with the P4 model (zero poverty) and the state’s ambitious goal of developing the Amaravati-Visakhapatnam region into one of the world’s top 100 science and technology clusters by 2029, the press release added.
(PTI News)
