Minister for IT and Industries Duddilla Sridhar Babu on Wednesday said technology has the potential to address the rising incidence of stress, anxiety, and other mental health challenges in society.

He was speaking after launching ‘Hope I’, an AI-based mental health support system developed by the Cyber Hope Help Initiative Foundation, at T-Hub, Raidurgam in Hyderabad on Wednesday.

“Transforming Telangana into an innovation hub is the firm resolve of our government. We will extend all possible support to innovations that safeguard lives and enhance social well-being,” the Minister said.

He urged young innovators to channel their creativity towards finding solutions to contemporary social problems. T-Hub CEO Kavikrut, foundation chairman Inna Reddy, and several others were present on the occasion.