India certifies its readiness to provide technology through the global consortium

At the virtual conference of the South-South Knowledge Exchange Series, organized by the World Bank, Minister of State for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, reiterated his government’s commitment to continued cooperation with countries that require it.

So far, India has signed MoUs with nearly eight countries to share its technology programmes, the official said during the event that focused on the South Asian nation’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and, essentially, its potential as an inspiring model for African countries.

Chandrasekhar presented the path he took to achieve the development of this infrastructure and its positive impact on the lives of its citizens.

He said that using technology to improve people’s lives and governance as well as provide opportunities to youth and entrepreneurs was the focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.

Among the key projects of the Indian tech ecosystem, the minister mentioned Aadhaar for digital authentication that facilitates access to government welfare schemes, and UPI to improve financial inclusion.

Chandrasekhar emphasized that countries that have not made much progress in the field of digitization can benefit from the global repository of the Department of Public Information (DPI) and stressed his government’s interest in sharing its experiences and cooperating with other countries.

For their part, African Union representatives highlighted the important opportunities that intellectual property rights can provide to countries whose citizens are not yet connected to the Internet.

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