{"id":3157,"date":"2023-06-24T03:21:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2023-06-24T03:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:51:37","slug":"way-ahead-of-its-time-googles-sundar-pichai-on-pm-modis-vision-for-digital-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bscrackers.com\/?p=3157","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Way Ahead of Its Time&#8217;: Google&#8217;s Sundar Pichai on PM Modi\u2019s Vision for Digital India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Last Updated: <span style=\"color:#808080;text-transform:uppercase\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">June 24, 2023, 03:26 IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_headline\">\n<p class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><span id=\"location_info\">Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;justify-content:space-between;background:#f3f3f3;padding:0 15px 10px 10px;border-bottom:5px solid #e1261c\">\n<div style=\"width:510px;padding-top:10px;position:relative;height:350px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bimg\">\n<figure style=\"line-height:0;width:510px;height:340px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sundar Pichai shared with the Prime Minister Modi that Google is investing USD 10 billion in the digitization fund of India.\" title=\"Sundar Pichai shared with the Prime Minister Modi that Google is investing USD 10 billion in the digitization fund of India.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=510&amp;height=356\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"510\" height=\"340\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\"\/><\/figure>\n<p style=\"line-height:18px;position:absolute;bottom:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent,#000);left:0;right:0;margin-bottom:0;font-size:12px;color:#fff;padding:32px 10px 5px;min-height:55px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 imageCaption\">Sundar Pichai shared with the Prime Minister Modi that Google is investing USD 10 billion in the digitization fund of India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width:359px;padding-top:10px\" class=\"jsx-1647035624 article_bnow_box\">\n<h2 style=\"min-height:24px;font-size:14px;line-height:24px;color:#3f3f3f;font-weight:400\" class=\"jsx-1647035624\">Pichai also announced that Google is bringing the company&#8217;s generative AI chatbot Bard to more Indian languages very soon<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article_ContentWrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624\">\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision for Digital India, emphasizing that it was ahead of its time and has now become a global model.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">This praise came after Pichai had a brief interaction with the Prime Minister in Washington, alongside other top American tech CEOs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/india\/pm-modi-in-us-live-updates-us-president-joe-biden-pm-modi-state-dinner-washington-livenews-8148505.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> PM Modi in US Highlights: PM Raises Toast to India-US Friendship at State Luncheon, to End Visit with Address to Indian Diaspora Today<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">\u201cHis vision for Digital India was way ahead of its time. I now see it as blueprint other countries are looking to do. The follow-through of scaling up India\u2019s digital stack is model other countries are thinking about,&#8221;\u00a0Pichai said after meeting Modi.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\">The Indian-American executive of the US tech giant, who last met Modi in December, shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing USD 10 billion in the digitization fund of India.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201cWe shared with the Prime Minister that Google is investing USD 10 billion in India\u2019s digitization fund. And we are continuing to invest through that including in companies working in AI,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p><nonfly class=\"article_mad\" adunit=\"NW18_ENG_Desktop\/NW18_ENG_World\/NW18_ENG_World_AS\/NW18_ENG_WLD_AS_ROS_MID_728\" slotid=\"nw18-dynamic-div-8158615_6_19\" id=\"new_ad_6\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\">Pichai also announced that Google is bringing the company\u2019s generative AI chatbot Bard to more Indian languages very soon.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\">He shared that Google is opening up its global fin-tech operation center in the Gift City of Gujarat.\u00a0\u201cIt will cement India\u2019s fintech leadership thanks to UPI and Aaddhar. We are going to build on the foundation and take it globally,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam\u00a0Bagchi said PM Modi invited Pichai\u00a0to explore further avenues of collaboration in the domains of Artificial Intelligence, fintech and cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">\u201cA good conversation between PM Narendra Modi and CEO of Alphabet Inc. &amp; Google Sundar Pichai. PM invited Sundar Pichai to explore further avenues of collaboration in the domains of Artificial Intelligence (AI); fintech; cybersecurity products &amp; services; as well as mobile device manufacturing in India,\u201d Bagchi tweeted.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">They also discussed collaboration between Google and academic institutions in India to promote R&amp;D and skill development.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">On Friday, the Prime Minister met with US and Indian technology CEOs in Washington on the final day of a state visit. President Joe Biden and Modi gathered with CEOs including Apple\u2019s Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai and Microsoft\u2019s Satya Nadella.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">The CEOs discussed the enormous opportunities and ways to deepen institutional cooperation in cutting-edge tech and R&amp;D between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p id=\"13\" class=\"story_para_13\">\u201cIndia-US | Trusted partners in High Technology collaborations. PM Narendra Modi &amp; @POTUS @JoeBiden addressed a gathering of Indian and American CEOs of leading tech companies at a special event in the @WhiteHouse. @SecRaimondo moderated the event,&#8221; Arindam Bagchi, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a tweet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\">The Prime Minister underlined the immense potential of harnessing India-US tech cooperation for socio-economic growth.<\/p>\n<p><videocarousel\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\">Also present were Sam Altman of OpenAI, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, and Indian tech leaders including Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, and Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 authorBox21 article_author\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1647035624 author_box\">\n<div class=\"author_box_inner\">\n<div class=\"img_box1 author_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/03\/rohit.jpeg?impolicy=website&amp;width=70&amp;height=70\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"text1 author_content\"><a class=\"smalldesc1 author_name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/rohit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Rohit<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div>Rohit is a News18.com journalist with a passion for world affairs and a love for football. 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