HP ties-up with Andra Pradesh government to start I-Community

HYDERABAD: Hewlett-Packard, an IT company and the government of AP has

announced a three-year alliance to build an HP I-community in the Kuppam

constituency of Chitoor district. "The alliance is intended to accelerate

socio-economic development in Kuppam by using information and communication

technology (ICT) to increase income opportunities and access to new markets. We

are going to invest more than $1 million over a period of three years for this

pilot project," said, Debra L Dunn, VP, Strategy and Corporate Operations

at HP.

The pilot project will provide a technology platform for services like

education, healthcare and rural development for the community around the Kuppam

region which, happens to be the chief minister's own constituency. In addition

the project seeks to build leadership and IT capabilities within the Kuppam

community, and to establish a sustainable and replicable model for growth. If

become successful, the same model will be replicated to other parts of the state

and then to different parts of the country.

Under the alliance, the government of AP will help establish IT

infrastructure in Kuppam and will make Kuppam a priority for ICT investments. HP

will work with the community to develop scalable and self-sustaining IT

solutions and will lead in establishing teamwork among the participating

parties.

"The government of AP and HP share the conviction that the benefit of

technology multiply when government, business and community work together to

provide accountable leadership in shaping lives in marketplaces. Very soon we

are going to replicate the same model within other parts of the state as

well," said, N Chandra Babu Naidu, CM of Andra Pradesh.