Online India has become a way of life, PM Modi said at the Bengaluru Technological Summit

Key Points:

• The advantages are for everyone to see,’ said the Prime Minister at the inauguration of the 2020 Bengaluru Tech Summit.
• Modi said the government has successfully developed a demand for digital and technological solutions.
• He also pointed to the community of hackathons that have been conducted over the past few years in India.
• The future will come earlier than expected.
• Modi said, however, that the best-mover races ahead are in the information age.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the ‘Digital India’ project initiated five years ago by the Center is no longer seen as a routine government initiative that has become a part of living instead.

Prime Minister stated at the inauguration of 2020 Bengaluru Tech Summit. 

Our nation has experienced a more human-centric approach to growth, thanks to Digital India. Using technology on such a wide scale has contributed to many improvements in our citizens’ lives. The advantages are for everyone to see,’ said the Prime Minister at the inauguration of the 2020 Bengaluru Tech Summit.

Modi said the government had successfully developed a demand for digital and technological solutions. It has made all systems a vital part of technology. “‘Technology First is our governance model,” he said.

“To illustrate the role of technology in the coronavirus pandemic, Modi said At the height of the lockdown, it was a technology that ensured that adequate and rapid assistance was given to the poor of India. There are few comparisons to the size of this relief.’

In terms of technology, the way ahead lies in learning as well as growing together and following the approach; the Prime Minister said many incubation centres are opening in India. He also pointed to the community of hackathons that have been conducted over the past few years in India.

Industrial period to the information era:

Talking about the transition from the industrial period to the information era, Modi said, “Industrial era accomplishments are in the rear-view mirror, and now we are in the middle of the information era.” The future will come earlier than expected. The shift was linear in the industrial period.

But the transition is disruptive in the information era.” He said that first-movers had an advantage over those in the industrial era.” Modi said, however, that the best-mover races ahead are in the information age.

The Prime Minister, hailing India’s IT industry, said, “Our local technology solutions also have the potential just to go global.” It’s important for tech-solutions planned but deployed for the world in India.