New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Minister of State for Electronics and IT Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday attended the inaugural session of the International Conference and Exhibition on Digital technologies “Future Tech 2021” organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), virtually.
The event is scheduled from 19 – 27 October 2021. The event will revolve around 5 theme pillars: Strategy, Growth, Resilience, Inclusiveness, Trust with a focused theme “Driving technologies for building the future, we all can trust”. The International conference would comprise of interaction amongst entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and Government officials and shall provide a platform for discussion on the application of digital technologies.
The MoS, while giving the inaugural address, spoke about the impact of the COVID pandemic on the digital economy. He said, “In the last 6 years we have made tremendous strides in digitizing our economy and public services within the economy. It has helped India prove to be resilient during the COVID Pandemic. We have created Unicorns at the rate of 2-a month attracted 65 billion dollar investment in the tech space and grown the overall ambition during this period.”
Speaking on the road map ahead, the MoS affirmed, “The Post COVID era offers a new set of opportunities. There has never been a more exciting time for those in technology than today. This is the time to reset our ambitions and re-imagine the future in very different ways from the pre-COVID era. The post COVID era provides a very different opportunity framework that is at play today for companies in India,” He also added that India looks forward to seizing this opportunity by fostering a close partnership between the Government and the Private sector.
Reference: https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/mos-chandrasekhar-attends-ciis-international-conference-exhibition-on-digital-technologies-future-tech-202120211020063705/
