Nanda Kishore Reddy: MD, APTS, Group CEO-APEITA, AP

The government calls Vizag the IT destination of AP; how to make Vizag a vibrant city. The first one - I request IT to consider the government market. IT is the enabler service, and the government is indulging in giving smartphones to Asha workers, all volunteers, to provide health or education services. There is a huge market in hardware and software procurement. Second - Vizag is flourishing in all sectors like pharma, naval, fishing, etc., and every industry involves IT.

The third one is "skilling", AP is number one in providing IT, sector employees. So there is enough talent pool, we need to concentrate on making them industry-ready. We cannot depend on the government for this, and I promise to fill this gap and train them and make them industry-ready. Hyderabad as the capital of AP, that needs to be changed; Vizag is no less.