Under the leadership of Summit Chair Swadeep Pillarisetti, the PanIIT Vijayawada gathering laid out a national roadmap for deep technology and AI innovation.
In a speech to IIT alumni, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister recalled being mocked as '420' for his Vision 2020, and said people now call him 'Water Man'.
The Chief Minister said IITs will mentor Andhra Pradesh's universities, train their teachers and set up incubators, while the state pays incentives through escrow and matches venture capital.
The QShiva systems, with chips designed and tested in Amaravati, were unveiled at the PanIIT summit alongside an indigenous quantum laser and a standards agreement with the National Physical Laboratory.
Closing the PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Summit, the Chief Minister launched five quantum systems built in Amaravati and a declaration with the alumni of 23 IITs: a permanent council, a venture fund, 10 industry chairs and a 100-mentor network.
At the PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Summit in Vijayawada, the minister said India can become a developed nation in one decade, and asked the alumni of 23 IITs to help Andhra Pradesh show how.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is chief guest at Saturday's PanIIT Andhra Pradesh Summit, where organisers plan to unveil an IIT council for Amaravati, a deep-tech venture fund and a quantum launch named Q-Shiva.
