Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (PTI) The state-run C-DIT has signed an MoU with the IICT, Mumbai, to strengthen Keralam’s emerging AVGC-XR ecosystem.
AVGC-XR refers to Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR).
The MoU was exchanged at FICCI FRAMES 2026, the national media and entertainment convention held in Mumbai earlier this week, in the presence of Maharashtra Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar, an official release said on Saturday.
The collaboration will support the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology’s (C-DIT) initiative to establish an AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence here and enable cooperation in skill development, industry engagement, technology upgradation, training and capacity building, shared facilities, expert services and jury support.
Shelar said India is uniquely positioned to lead the next major transformation in media and entertainment, while the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) CEO Vishwas Deoskar said the institute’s mission was to build meaningful bridges between education, industry and technology, it said.
C-DIT Registrar Jayadev Anand said the partnership would help lay a strong foundation for Keralam’s creative technology ecosystem.
The Centre of Excellence and the hub-and-spoke model infrastructure, being established in line with the Keralam government’s AVGC-XR policy,will bring together technology, skill development, industry partnerships, innovation and intellectual property creation, the release said.
The initiative is expected to create new opportunities for young talent, startups and creative enterprises in the state, it added. PTI LGK KH
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