Modi the PM inaugurated the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2018, by addressing the delegates through video conference from New Delhi.
It was held in Hyderabad under the leadership of TS IT Minister K Taraka Rama Rao.
“With one lakh villages linked with optical fibre, over 100 crore mobile phones, 120 crore Aadhar and 50 crore Internet users India is best placed to leverage power of technology and leapfrog into future,” he said.
Modi claimed that Digital India has not remained merely a government initiative but has become a way of life. He said the nation has come a long way with the convergence of Make In India and Digital India.
“From only two mobile factories in India in 2014, today there are 118 mobile manufacturing factories operational in India, including some of the best global brands,” he claimed.
He said to ensure digital literacy reaches each household, the government initiative, Pradhan Mantri Rural Digital Literacy Mission, will make 60 million adults digitally literate in rural India. Under this, 10 million people have already been trained He pointed out that digital payments through BHIM app registered transactions of Rs 15,000 crore last month.
Modi said that if the technology was used well for public good, it can deliver lasting prosperity to mankind and a sustainable future for the planet “Disruptive technologies such as Block-chain and the Internet of Things, will have a profound impact in the way we live and work. They will require rapid adaptation in our workplaces. he stated .”
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