Google, for the first time, has made this event a virtual experience due to the global pandemic.
In this event, the CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, addresses the nation alongside the Country Head Google India, Sanjay Gupta. It started with the statement “Our goal is to build a more helpful Google for everyone” in the live stream.
Sundar Pichai reveals the Google India Digitization Fund through which the company will be making investments in the country. It will be happening across 5 to 7 years.
“We’ll do this through a mix of equity investments, partnerships, and operational, infrastructure, and ecosystem investments. This is a reflection of our confidence in the future of India and its digital economy,” he said via video conference at the company’s annual virtual event focused on India.
As we all know, India is a key overseas market for Google. In the past few years, Google has made its mark in the country through its products and services. More than 500 million people in India are online today. They plan to bring the rest 500 million online with this digitization.
The tech giant will focus on access to information in more Indian languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi, and more. Alphabet-owned Google will also develop new products and services that are “relevant to India’s unique needs.”
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Major highlights of the event
- Building new products and services that are in relation to India’s unique needs
- Empowering businesses as they continue on their digital transformation
- Leveraging technology and AI for social good, in areas like health, education, and agriculture
- Access to information in languages that cater to India’s uniqueness.
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Minister of Communications, Electronics, and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad said that Google is recognizing the great power in India’s digital empowerment and innovation.
Furthermore, the tech giant would support businesses to increase their digital footprint as well as leveraging AI-powered technology for social good in areas like health, education, and agriculture.
At the event, the company announced that it was partnering with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It will be helping teachers make use of various tools to deliver lessons to their students more effectively amid the changing scenario.
Pichai also applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the implementation of his vision Digital India which has made internet accessible to a billion Indians via cheap smartphones, affordable data, and world-class telecom infrastructure.
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