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Keralam to Establish AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence with IICT Mumbai Partnership
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News18•03-10-2026, 20:45
Keralam to Establish AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence with IICT Mumbai Partnership
- •C-DIT and IICT, Mumbai, signed an MoU to bolster Keralam’s AVGC-XR ecosystem, covering Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics, and Extended Reality.
- •The collaboration, formalized at FICCI FRAMES 2026, aims to establish an AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence in Keralam.
- •The partnership will focus on skill development, industry engagement, technology upgrades, training, and shared facilities.
- •The initiative aligns with Keralam's AVGC-XR policy, creating a hub-and-spoke model infrastructure.
- •This project is expected to generate new opportunities for young talent, startups, and creative enterprises in Keralam.
Key Questions Answered
The memorandum of understanding aims to strengthen Keralam's emerging animation, visual effects, gaming, comics, and extended reality ecosystem by supporting the establishment of an AVGC-XR Centre of Excellence. It will also foster cooperation in skill development, technology upgradation, industry engagement, and shared facilities.
The MoU was exchanged at FICCI FRAMES 2026, which is a national media and entertainment convention held in Mumbai.
The Centre of Excellence is being established using a hub-and-spoke model infrastructure designed to integrate technology, skill development, industry partnerships, innovation, and intellectual property creation.
