Kerala to bring in policy to emerge as AVGC-XR hub; targets creating 50,000 jobs by 2029

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

Kerala Government has proposed to come out with a comprehensive policy on AVGC-XR (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics and Extended Reality), a cutting-edge technology domain with immense potential for the state to emerge as a knowledge-based economy.

The draft AVGC-XR policy will be put out in the public domain to elicit views and suggestions from the public, including experts, professionals and investors, before it is finalised, the Kerala Startup Mission said in a statement on Friday.

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Kerala has huge scope to emerge as a global AVGC-XR hub, considering its capabilities in the technology domain and the government's far-sighted and transformational initiatives, it said.
As a trailblazer in most critical aspects of educational, scientific and technological advancements — having cent per cent literacy, universal education and a strong public healthcare infrastructure — the state is eminently qualified to emerge as a AVGC-XR hub, the statement added. Building on its strong social development base, Kerala in recent years has emerged as the country's startup powerhouse, it claimed.
The government aims to make the proposed policy a well-defined and transformational framework to take the state forward by eliciting and compiling the views and suggestions of a wide range of informed persons including CEOs of global companies, investors, professionals, academics, and students, the statement explained.
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