New Delhi: invited Google to better help India realize the digital economic purpose of $ 1 trillion in 2025, the Katari Minister for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said here on Thursday that collaboration between the government and Google Sundar Pichai-Run will help Startup India appear stronger in new normal during pandemic.
Overcoming in the seventh edition of Google’s virtual events ‘for India’, Chandrasekhar said that this collaboration is a good example of how the government and industry can work together to promote local business growth.
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I want to invite Google and all industries to participate in a $ 1 trillion digital economic mission in India , which will open the way for the whole world, “he added.
Google in July announced last year to invest around Rs 75,000 Crore ($ 10 billion) in India in five to seven years ahead.
The minister said that India was on track to reach the new height of digital empowerment under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Narendra about Digital India.
“We have formulated a vision to make Indian Digital Economy $ 1 trillion in 2025.
Our priority is to increase the nation’s connectivity and make the country the largest connected state by bringing all the online citizens in an open, safe, trusted and accountable internet era,” Chandrasekhar said .
Emphasizing growth in electronic manufacturing in India, the minister said that India was at the top of being a leading player in a growing global value chain for electronic manufacturing ecosystems.
“Last year, when Google announced its plan to invest $ 10 billion in India with the aim of tracking fast, helping and being a partner in Indian digital transformation, the government welcomed Google’s contributions not only with their investments and platforms as well as their technology and platform to accelerate adoption Digital.
This relationship makes our ‘Digital India’ story into empowerment and inclusion, “Chandrasekhar said.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that with the potential of digital economics to increase millions of jobs, the government is committed to providing Indian people every opportunity to pay.
“It was encouraging to see Google’s career certificates providing training in digital skills and launching the employer’s consortium to facilitate work.
If every Indian citizen has access to digital skills, it won’t be long before India becomes a one trillion dollar digital economy,” he said.