Vinod Khosla meets Andhra CM Naidu for tech initiatives

Khosla's team and state govt are working on launching service delivery application for fair price shops

Amercian businessman and venture capitalist Vinod Khosla today met Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu for possible collaboration with the government on various technology initiatives.

Khosla's team and the state government are working on launching the service delivery application called eMunicipality and ePOS devices for fair price shops among other things in the state, according to a press release issued by the chief minister's office.

The chief minister and Khosla also discussed the possibility of face-to-face mentoring sessions at the AP's Startup Village an also guide the government in curriculum development for the leadership academy, proposed under the Startup Village initiative, it said.

During their meeting Khosla also suggested to the government to collaborate with California-based non-profit organisation CK-12 whose stated mission is to reduce the cost of, and inrease the access to, K-12 education, it added.