India's Telecom Story: A Global Case Study in Digital Governance
2 months, 1 week ago

India's Telecom Story: A Global Case Study in Digital Governance

Hindustan Times  

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described the country's telecom story as a case study for the world and called for international frameworks and guidelines to be drawn up for digital technologies. He emphasized the need for a 'rules-based framework' to create safe digital ecosystems in an increasingly interconnected world. Modi highlighted India's technological journey, claiming that the country has made significant strides in each area, including affordable devices, widespread digital connectivity, accessible data, and a digital first approach. He also stressed the importance of a human-centric approach to the ongoing technological revolution and emphasized India's commitment to indigenous manufacturing and women's participation in the tech sector.

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PM Modi Calls for Global Standards in Ethical AI and Data Privacy at India Mobile Congress 2024
2 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi Calls for Global Standards in Ethical AI and Data Privacy at India Mobile Congress 2024

ABP News  

PM Narendra Modi calls for global standards in ethical AI and data privacy at the 8th World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA). He emphasizes the need for international frameworks to ensure security and safety in the digital age, highlighting India's Data Protection Act and National Cybersecurity Strategy as examples. Modi also highlights the significant progress in mobile data costs in India, …

Ep6: Is India prepared for the next telecom revolution? | The Interface podcast
5 months ago

Ep6: Is India prepared for the next telecom revolution? | The Interface podcast

The Hindu  

Behind the seamless experience of an internet call lies a complex ecosystem of networking infrastructure. When you call a friend using a WhatsApp service, your voice is converted into digital data packets that zip through a maze of routers, switches, and servers before reaching your friend’s device, where they’re reassembled into sound. This process, which happens in milliseconds, relies on …

Technology Bridges Divides, Cyber Security Vital, Says Scindia
5 months ago

Technology Bridges Divides, Cyber Security Vital, Says Scindia

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union telecom and communication minister Jyotiraditya Scindia emphasised that the role of technology would bridge the divides across the country, which will provide a platform with a gamut of opportunities. Pledging the government’s commitment towards protecting the interest of citizens and businesses, Scindia said, “Today wars are not only fought on land, but more so are fought on …

After 5G success, India aims to lead in 6G: PM Modi
1 year, 1 month ago

After 5G success, India aims to lead in 6G: PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised the rollout of 5G telecom networks in the country and the progress of the technology sector, calling them crucial for India’s transition to a developed economy. “If our entire value chain resides within India, it will be easier to secure it.” Union communications and electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said telecom …

80% of India’s urban population has access to high-speed Internet: PM Modi
1 year, 1 month ago

80% of India’s urban population has access to high-speed Internet: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 27 hailed telecom operators’ progress in spreading 5G coverage in urban centres, saying that over 80% of India’s urban population now had access to the high speed technology. “Within a year of 5G launch, about 4 lakh 5G base stations have been built in India,” Mr. Modi said at the seventh India Mobile Congress …

Social media and private partnership: inside the changes at India's space agency
1 year, 2 months ago

Social media and private partnership: inside the changes at India's space agency

The Hindu  

When the Indian Space Research Organization's Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event's YouTube live-stream - a record for the site. "The point is to be open and engage the next generation," said BHM Darukesha 49, who drafts and manages ISRO's social media posts. "Private industry does not need help, they …

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure
1 year, 3 months ago

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure

Firstpost  

India has developed some of the finest digital public goods infrastructure which could change lives the world over. Lauding India’s Digital Public Infrastructure, the World Bank has said that what the country has achieved in just six years would have otherwise taken about five decades. Highlighted the key measures taken by the Modi government in shaping the Digital Public Infrastructure …

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'
1 year, 3 months ago

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'

Hindustan Times  

The World Bank has lauded the transformative impact of Digital Public Infrastructures in India in the past decade under the Narendra Modi-led government. The document, prepared by the World Bank as part of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, highlighted the measures taken by the Modi government and the pivotal role of government policy and regulation in shaping the …

‘Future Alliance’ part of India’s big G20 push
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Future Alliance’ part of India’s big G20 push

Hindustan Times  

The G20 summit under the Indian presidency is likely to see the emergence of an India-led multilateral and multi-stakeholder institution dedicated to taking the Indian experience of digital public infrastructure global — the One Future Alliance. OFA will aim to build capacity, provide funding, offer technical assistance and synergise global efforts in the domain of DPI and will be supplemented …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 3 months ago

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18

News 18  

For centuries, Western perception of countries like India has been coloured by orientalist narratives, an idea embedded deep within the philosophical works of thinkers like Edward Said in Orientalism. The world watched in amazement as Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, used India’s Unified Payments Interface to pay a vegetable vendor, illustrating India’s prowess in digital public …

PM Modi urges G20 nations to push for secure digital future
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi urges G20 nations to push for secure digital future

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged G20 countries on Saturday to focus on technology that can “lay the foundations for an inclusive, prosperous and secure” global digital future, as he addressed a ministerial gathering on digital economy in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' meeting in Bengaluru. Union minister for electronics and information technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, …

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries
1 year, 6 months ago

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries

Live Mint  

India is in talks with a number of developing countries to extend its digital public infrastructure partnerships, according to persons aware of the matter. According to the persons cited above, India is now in talks with several countries in the global South, including in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia, to extend these DPI partnerships. Digital public infrastructure has become …

India-America Tech-tonic Relations: How PM Modi pivoted relations on technology, innovation in address to US Congress
1 year, 6 months ago

India-America Tech-tonic Relations: How PM Modi pivoted relations on technology, innovation in address to US Congress

Firstpost  

In his speech to the Joint Sitting of the US Congress, PM Modi said that India’s relations with US is not just mutually beneficial to the two countries, but serves a larger purpose When India grows, the world grows and so does the US - this seemed the be the central aspect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the …

Democratisation of technology important tool to help bridge data divide: PM Modi at G20 Development Ministers' meet
1 year, 6 months ago

Democratisation of technology important tool to help bridge data divide: PM Modi at G20 Development Ministers' meet

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday pitched for democratisation of technology to bridge the data divide, and told G20 delegates that India is willing to share its experience with partner countries as digitalisation has brought about a revolutionary change here. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Development Ministers Meeting of G-20 that is being held in Varanasi via video message, …

India is now a digital economy: Union Minister
1 year, 6 months ago

India is now a digital economy: Union Minister

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Union Minister of state for external affairs V. Muraleedharan underlined that during the past nine years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has transformed India into a digital economy. Interacting with intellectuals at Rajamahendravaram on Sunday to mark completion of Modi’s nine-year rule, he provided details of development and efficient governance in the country. Speaking on the occasion, ex-serviceman Jasti Murthy …

Use Good Elements of Technology to Transform Society: Minister Vaishnaw on AI, and Expanding Indian IT
1 year, 9 months ago

Use Good Elements of Technology to Transform Society: Minister Vaishnaw on AI, and Expanding Indian IT

News 18  

“Today, India is being recognised as the highest AI talent concentration country”, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at News18 Chaupal on Monday, adding that the country is also at the chairmanship of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence – an initiative to advance human-centric and AI development. He stressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India, which was launched …

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India of the 21st century is constantly empowering its citizens with the use of technology. Addressing a post-budget webinar on "Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology", fifth in a series of 12 post-budget webinars, the Prime Minister said that India is constantly empowering its citizens with the use …

Technology use will help India become developed nation by 2047: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Technology use will help India become developed nation by 2047: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Technology will help India achieve the target of becoming a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on February 28 as he outlined the massive and modern digital infrastructure being created to ensure that benefits of digital revolution reach all citizens. Addressing a post-Budget webinar on 'Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology', Mr. Modi said the …

India showed world how to democratise technology, use it as a weapon against poverty: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

India showed world how to democratise technology, use it as a weapon against poverty: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

India has shown how to democratise technology for the good of humanity, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the 25th edition of Karnataka’s tech exposition, Bengaluru Tech Summit, in Bengaluru via a video link on November 16. India also organised the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine drive, again on a tech-based platform called CoWIN, said the Prime Minister. Invest in …

India gets G20 presidency as Bali Summit concludes; PM Modi holds key bilateral meets | LIVE
2 years, 1 month ago

India gets G20 presidency as Bali Summit concludes; PM Modi holds key bilateral meets | LIVE

India TV News  

PM Modi also addressed a session on digital transformation in the Bali summit on Wednesday. In India, we are making digital access public, but at international level, there is still huge digital divide," PM Modi said. India has developed digital public goods whose basic architecture has in-built democratic principles," the Prime Minister said. "The principle of 'data for development' will …

Launch of 5G services | This is not just India’s decade, it is the century of India, says PM Modi
2 years, 2 months ago

Launch of 5G services | This is not just India’s decade, it is the century of India, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Indian mobile phone users will soon be able to experience ultra high Internet speeds via 5G wireless technology with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the next generation mobile network on Saturday. Telecom industry titans — Reliance Industries Limited CMD Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla — shared the stage with …

‘Many people made fun of my Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision’: PM Modi at 5G launch
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Many people made fun of my Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision’: PM Modi at 5G launch

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the 5G technology in India and said this is a major step in the vision of Digital India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Talking about the 4 pillars of Digital India, PM Modi said, "We emphasised the price of the digital device, the connectivity, the price of data and the vision of digital first." 'Even …

PM Modi talks of India's ‘bouquet of hope’ at World Economic Forum
2 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi talks of India's ‘bouquet of hope’ at World Economic Forum

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually addressed the World Economic Forum, Davos Agenda, wherein he spoke about the country's bouquet of hope. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the World Economic Forum's Davos Agenda via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. “Though India constitutes 70 per cent of the global population that takes up power commission of only …

Democracies Must Ensure Cryptocurrency Doesn't End Up in Wrong Hands: PM Modi
3 years, 1 month ago

Democracies Must Ensure Cryptocurrency Doesn't End Up in Wrong Hands: PM Modi

The Quint  

The PM said that "as a democracy and digital leader", India was ready to work with partners "for our shared prosperity and security". We're on our way to connecting 600,00 villages; We used technology to deliver over 1.1 billion doses of vaccines across India using Cowin and Aarogya Setu," he said. "We are transforming people's lives by using digital technology …

PM Modi launches Indian Space Association, says India to ensure space unites the world
3 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi launches Indian Space Association, says India to ensure space unites the world

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Indian Space Association and said that India will ensure that the space sector unites the world. He said that reforms in the space sector are based on four pillars: freedom of innovation to the private sector, the government's role as an enabler, preparing the youth for the future and seeing the space …

Narendra Modi at 76th Session of UNGA: PM stresses India's growth story, sends a message to Pakistan on Afghanistan situation
3 years, 2 months ago

Narendra Modi at 76th Session of UNGA: PM stresses India's growth story, sends a message to Pakistan on Afghanistan situation

Firstpost  

Regressive thinking and extremism are becoming a threat to the world and there are countries that are using terror as a political tool, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 76th Session of UNGA Addressing the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations in New York on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to the victims of …

This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi
3 years, 5 months ago

This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that data and demographic dividend combined with India’s proven tech prowess presents massive opportunity for the country, and exuded confidence that this decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Mr. Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as …

PM Modi invites world to invest in India based on country’s 5 pillars: Talent, market, capital, ecosystem, openness
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi invites world to invest in India based on country’s 5 pillars: Talent, market, capital, ecosystem, openness

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited the world to invest in India and listed what he called as the “five pillars” -- talent, market, capital, ecosystem and a culture of openness -- to do so. “I invite the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of: Talent, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of openness,” Modi said …

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi
4 years, 1 month ago

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi

The Hindu  

Digital India mission, launched five years ago, was not being seen as any regular government initiative and had now become a way of life, especially for the poor and marginalised and those in the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the summit, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said India and Australia have unlimited possibilities of working together …

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