Google’s 1st Asia Pacific Safety Centre in Hyderabad inaugurated

Google has set up its first Safety Engineering Centre in the Asia-Pacific region in Hyderabad, Telangana. It is Google’s fourth Safety Engineering Centre worldwide after Munich in Germany, Malaga in Spain, and Dublin in Ireland.

The Google Safety Engineering Centre was formally inaugurated by Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad.

The Google Safety Engineering Centre (GSEC) launch follows the unveiling of the tech giant’s “Safety Charter for India’s AI-led Transformation” in Delhi on 17 June 2025.

About the Hyderabad facility of Google 

Google provides internet-related services. To safeguard the privacy, security, content responsibility, and family safety of its users worldwide, Google has established four Safety Engineering Centres.

Hyderabad Centre

• It will focus on protecting users from online fraud and securing enterprise and government infrastructure.
• It will be a strategic hub for the Asia Pacific region to develop safety solutions. 
• It will work on cybersecurity, end-user safety, and building responsible artificial intelligence (AI).
• The centre will use AI and large language models to drive real-time scam alerts via Gemini Nano on Android, enhance fraud detection across Google services like GPay, Search, and Gmail, and strengthen Google Play Protect.

Munich Centre( Germany)- It specialises in privacy and security engineering.

Dublin Centre (Ireland) - It specialises in content responsibility.

Malaga Centre (Spain) - It is a cybersecurity hub for Europe.

About Google 

Google was founded by two Americans, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, in 1998.

Google became a subsidiary of the Alphabet company in 2015. 

Initially, Google was an internet search engine, but later on, it emerged as one of the most influential technology giants in the world.

The company owns the Android operating system, which powers most of the smartphones in the world.

It also owns the popular YouTube.

Alphabet has invested heavily in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and smart technologies.

Headquarters - Mountain View, California, United States of America 

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Google - Sunder Pichai