The Telangana government has partnered with Google to establish India’s first cyber security hub in Hyderabad, confirmed reports have said. Google will be setting up a cutting edge center called the Google Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC). This GSEC will be first of its kind in India and second in the entire Asia-Pacific region and fifth globally. The four such centers of Google are established in Tokyo (Japan), Dublin (Ireland), Munich (Germany), and Malaga (Spain).
This center will focus on cutting-edge research, AI-driven security solutions, and creating a collaborative platform for leading cybersecurity experts and researchers. The Google cyber security hub will further aim at skill development, employment boost and enhanced cybersecurity capabilities in India.
The announcement of opening the GSEC India was taken after a meeting between Google’s chief information officer (CIO), Royal Hansen, and Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in the presence of the IT minister D. Sridhar Babu, at the CM’s residence in Jubilee Hills.
The details were shared by CM Revanth Reddy on his verified X handle on which he wrote, “Delighted to share that, along with my ministerial colleague shri @OffDSB garu…we closed a major cutting-edge technology investment partnership with Google for Hyderabad.”
He further wrote, “Google has chosen Hyderabad to establish its Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC), which will be the second in Asia Pacific, and only the fifth in the World. In our meeting with a global team from Google, led by Royal Hansen, CIO, Arijit Sarkar (VP Global Google Tech, Hyderabad), Sreenivasa Reddy (Managing Director, Govt Affairs and Public Policy, Google India), Mangla Seshadri (Sr Director and Head – Global cybersecurity), and Apurva Chamaria, Head of Startups for Google, we explored several possibilities.”
He concluded by saying, “With this successful partnership, we have made history and set the foundation for transforming Hyderabad into a global hub for Safety Engineering & Cyber Security. Join me in celebrating this win for Hyderabad and Telangana, as this will create thousands of jobs and several great opportunities for our youth in times to come.”
