Question: Google, recently in a partnership of which of the following announced to launch the Appscale Academy?
a) MeitY
b) Bharti
c) OneWeb
d) Microsoft
Answer :(a)
Related Facts:-
- MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), and Google announced a partnership to launch the Appscale Academy.
- Appscale Academy will propagate a growth and development program, which will train early to mid-stage startups across India on building high-quality apps for the world.
- Launched in October 2021, the Appscale Academy will focus on helping local startups build and scale a range of world-class apps.
- These will be across domains, including gaming, healthcare, fintech, edtech, social impact, and more.
- Applications will be open till 15th December 2021, from which 100 startups will be selected based on defined qualitative and quantitative parameters.
- These parameters have to be set by a panel of industry experts, members of MeitY Startup Hub, and Google Play.
- The program will also provide a special focus to the emerging startup ecosystem in Tier II and Tier III cities of India.
- As part of the 6-month program, 100 selected startups will get trained through a curriculum designed to help them drive high-quality apps for a global market.
- The startups will receive access to virtual instructor-led webinars, self-learning material, and mentorship sessions.
- Leading local and global industry professionals will play their role in it and many startups will get an opportunity to pitch to leading venture capitalists.
- According to Mr. Ajay Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, India’s startups increasingly drive local app innovations that have the potential to go global.
- He said that we should encourage them to drive meaningful solutions for the world.