Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and PM Modi Discuss Digitising India
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed the company's digital inclusion programme that leverages technology for improving rural healthcare and education.
The India-born CEO also participated in a round table at NITI Aayog on tapping into cloud computing for good governance in the country.
Today at NITI Aayog: @Microsoft CEO @satyanadella in a round table on leveraging cloud computing for good governance in India! pic.twitter.com/C7je3thL43
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The high-profile executive, who is on a multi-city tour of India, is scheduled to address a conference on 'Future Decoded' in Mumbai.
He was in India's tech hub Bengaluru on Monday, speaking on a slew of topics including artificial intelligence and re-skilling, meeting the startup community, and unveiling a cloud partnership with e-tailer Flipkart.
Ravi Shankar Prasad said other issues that were discussed in detail included "LinkedIn’s involvement in skilling professionals".
"In particular, LinkedIn exposure for creating more employment opportunities and Digi Gaon becoming a success with application of the experience of the pilot project in Harisal is something we eagerly look forward to," Prasad said.
The issue of H-1B visas did not figure in the meeting with the Microsoft CEO, he said.
On the issue of cloud computing, the minister noted that India has a ‘cloud first’ policy, and added, "We have empanelled Microsoft also.”
