{"id":31157,"date":"2018-10-27T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T06:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=31157"},"modified":"2018-10-27T12:23:59","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T06:53:59","slug":"pm-calls-for-re-skilling-existing-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pm-calls-for-re-skilling-existing-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"PM calls for re-skilling existing workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Hyderabad\/pm-calls-for-re-skilling-existing-workforce\/article22803307.ece\"><b>PM calls for re-skilling existing workforce<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2018) or the \u2018Olympics of IT\u2019, coming to India for the first time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Introduction:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The inauguration of the event held in Hyderabad, through video-conferencing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three-day event comprises the Nasscom India Leadership Forum.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier, the Prime Minister unveiled FutureSkills platform, a Nasscom initiative to upskill 2 million technology professionals in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Purpose:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Re-skilling of existing workforce in the backdrop of emergence of new technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Skilling citizens for the workplace of the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PM calls for re-skilling existing workforce:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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. \u201cIndia is best placed to leverage the power of technology and leap-frog into the future while ensuring empowerment of every citizen.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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,\u201d he declared.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>PM highlighted the following points related to Digital India:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology has transcended power point presentation and has become an inseparable part of people\u2019s lives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital India has graduated beyond being a government initiative to one that has become a way of life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The JAM trinity of combining 320 million bank accounts of poor with Aadhaar and mobile with direct benefits of welfare measures has saved <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u20b9<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57,000 crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital India is a journey bringing about digital inclusion for digital empowerment aided by digital infrastructure for digital delivery of services.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology is becoming enabler of the deeply imbibed Indian philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Public good technology can deliver lasting prosperity to mankind and sustainable future for the planet.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM calls for re-skilling existing workforce Context: The World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2018) or the \u2018Olympics of IT\u2019, 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. 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