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PM calls for re-skilling existing workforce
Context:
- The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2018) or the ‘Olympics of IT’, coming to India for the first time.
Introduction:
- The inauguration of the event held in Hyderabad, through video-conferencing.
- The three-day event comprises the Nasscom India Leadership Forum.
- Earlier, the Prime Minister unveiled FutureSkills platform, a Nasscom initiative to upskill 2 million technology professionals in India.
Purpose:
- Re-skilling of existing workforce in the backdrop of emergence of new technologies.
- Skilling citizens for the workplace of the future.
PM calls for re-skilling existing workforce:
- The Prime Minister said India is the hotspot of digital innovation across all sectors. The country not only has a growing number of innovative entrepreneurs, but is also a growing market for tech innovation. “India is best placed to leverage the power of technology and leap-frog into the future while ensuring empowerment of every citizen.”
- India will be one of the most tech-friendly population in the world, With over 1 lakh villages linked with optical fibre, 121 crore mobile phones, 120 crore Aadhaar and 50 crore internet users, India is best placed to leverage the power of technology and leap-frog into the future,” he declared.
PM highlighted the following points related to Digital India:
- Technology has transcended power point presentation and has become an inseparable part of people’s lives.
- Digital India has graduated beyond being a government initiative to one that has become a way of life.
- The JAM trinity of combining 320 million bank accounts of poor with Aadhaar and mobile with direct benefits of welfare measures has saved ₹57,000 crore.
- Digital India is a journey bringing about digital inclusion for digital empowerment aided by digital infrastructure for digital delivery of services.
- Technology is becoming enabler of the deeply imbibed Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
- Public good technology can deliver lasting prosperity to mankind and sustainable future for the planet.
