<h1>State IT minister seeks STEM, AI and renewable investment through university partnerships, joint degrees, exchanges, and industry collaboration</h1> A state IT minister on a weeklong official visit to Australia met senior executives and researchers at a major Australian university and with corporate leaders at an industry roundtable to solicit partnerships and investment in STEM, AI, renewable energy, telemedicine, public health, smart cities and data-driven governance. The minister proposed joint degrees, student exchanges and collaborative research, highlighted the state's recent investment attraction, and engaged with representatives of multinational technology, consulting and financial firms under the Australia-India business forum while inviting further participation in an upcoming domestic investment summit.