PM Modi met Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai alongwith other CEOs of tech giants for a roundtable in New York

NEW YORK : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi said that he had a fruitful roundtable with tech CEOs in New York including Google CEO Sundar Pichai, on a three-day visit to the United States ,discussing aspects relating to technology, innovation and more. Also highlighted the strides made by India in this field and he was glad to see immense optimism towards India.

Google CEO has said PM Modi wants to ensure that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology benefits the people of India and is challenging tech giants to do more in this direction

“The Prime Minister has been focused on transforming India with his Digital India vision. He pushed us to continue making in India, designing in India. We are proud to now make our Pixel phones manufactured in India. He is thinking about how AI can transform India in a way that benefits the people. He challenged us to think about applications in healthcare, education, and agriculture,” the Indian-born industry leader said following his meeting with Prime Minister Modi during his US trip.

“He is also thinking about the infrastructure of India, be it data centres, power, energy, and investing to make sure India can transition. We are proud to be partnering with India. We are robustly investing in AI in India. We look forward to doing more. We have several programmes and partnerships with MeitY, agriculture and health ministries, and central and state governments,” he said.

The meeting entailed discussions on cutting-edge areas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing; biotechnology and life sciences; computing, IT and communication; and semiconductor technologies, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).