Build solutions for the world: PM to techies at Bengaluru summit

Lauding the Indian IT sector for adapting to the new norm of working from home or for that matter from anywhere amid the COVID19 pandemic Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the techies to build tech solutions to benefit the entire worldThe Indian IT industry should design and develop technology solutions that can be deployed worldwide and used globally said Modi after inaugurating the 23rd edition of the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 through a video conference from New DelhiNoting that the potential of the countrys youth was endless to harness digital technology the prime minister said India was uniquely positioned to leap forward in the information eraWe have the best minds as well as the biggest market Our local tech solutions have the potential to go global It is time we give our best to the youth and leverage them Modi said in his 20minute address through the virtual modeAsserting that his governments policy decisions were aimed at liberalising the IT industry further Modi said the burden of compliance had been eased for the sector recently and allowed the sector to work from home or anywhereWe have always engaged with the stakeholders in the IT industry to chart out futureproof policy frameworks reminded ModiDrawing a parallel between the industrial era and the information era Modi said in the former the firstmover advantage was everything while in the latter the bestmover mattered more than the firstmoverAnyone can build a product any time that disrupts all equations in the market Modi pointed outObserving that achievements of the industrial era were in the rearview mirror the prime minister said the country was in the middle of the information eraFuture is coming sooner than anticipated In the industrial era change was linear In the information era change is disruptive Modi notedIn technology as the way ahead lies in learning and growing together Modi said a number of incubation centres were opening up across the countryIn the last couple of years a culture of hackathons has growing across the country I too attended one of them he quippedLeveraging the digital technology Modi flagged off the 3day summit through the virtual world which included Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Swiss Confederation vicepresident Guy ParmelinThanks to digital technology India has been able to scale up faster in the service delivery to people across the country Even during the Covid19 pandemic the government has been able to help citizens through Ayushman Bharat for medical assistance efficiently thanks said ModiRecalling that the Union government had started the Digital India initiative 5 years ago to transform a citizens life in terms of ease of work and service delivery the prime minister said the flagship programme had become a way of life in the countryOur resilient technology industry was able to overcome difficulties caused by the pandemic and enabled employees to work from home and from anywhere This has become a new norm and is going to stay We will see a high amount of tech adoption in education agriculture and other sectors asserted ModiNoting that India had an advantage in innovation the prime minister said he was confident that the Indian IT sector would keep the country proud with the talent and zeal of its techies to innovateThrough technology we have enhanced human dignity Crores of farmers receive monetary support in a click At the peak of the lockdown it was technology that ensured that our poor received proper and quick assistance The scale of this relief has few parallels added ModiUnion IT and Communications Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa state Deputy Chief Minister CN Ashwath Narayan state Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar and other dignitaries and invitees participated in the inaugural session of the summitKeep scrolling to read more newsCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates MidDay is now on Telegram Click here to join our channel middayinfomedialtd and stay updated with the latest newsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever