In keeping with the Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a ‘New India’, Google India and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced a set of initiatives aimed at empowering citizens and creating abundant opportunities for all.
Some key areas outlined as part of this initiative include enabling a safe and secure digital payments experience, imparting digital skills for artisans and Android skills training for students and developers. The announcements were made at an event in New Delhi by Aruna Sundarajan, MEITY Secretary, and Rajan Anandan, VP SouthEast Asia and India, Google.
Speaking at the event, Aruna Sundarajan, Secretary, MEITY notified that the Ministry of Electronics and IT intends to give impetus to the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s recent call for a ‘New India’. She further mentioned that collaboration with Google will be hugely beneficial in harnessing the capabilities of technology for the “India growth” story.
Making the announcements, Rajan Anandan, VP, SouthEast Asia and India, Google said that they are delighted to support Honourable PM Modi’s vision of creating a ‘New india’ where technology unleashes a wave of new opportunities. He also said that Google is committed to and look forward to working with MEITY across the broad range of initiatives and help every Indian to leverage the power of the Internet.
By Baishakhi Dutta
