'Data for development' will be integral part of overall theme of India's G-20 presidency: PM Modi
The Hindu
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India's experience in the past few years has shown that if digital architecture is made widely accessible, it can bring about socio-economic transformation.
The digital transformation should not be confined to a small part of the human race and its greater benefits will be realised only when digital access becomes truly inclusive, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the G-20 summit on November 16.
Mr. Modi said India's experience in the past few years has shown that if digital architecture is made widely accessible, it can bring about socio-economic transformation.
In a session on digital transformation, the Prime Minister said the principle of "data for development" will be an integral part of the overall theme of India's upcoming G-20 presidency. India will assume G20 presidency for one year, beginning December 1, 2022.
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"Digital transformation is the most remarkable change of our era. The proper use of digital technologies can become a force multiplier in the decades-long global fight against poverty," Mr. Modi said.
"Digital solutions can also be helpful in the fight against climate change — as we all saw in the examples of remote-working and paperless green offices during the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.
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