- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (23) met the Indian-born chief executive officer (CEO) of software giant Adobe Shantanu Narayen in Washington DC and discussed with him the California-based company’s collaboration and future investment plans in India.
The talks between Modi and Narayen also threw light on India’s flagship Digital India programme and the use of emerging technologies in sectors like health, education and research and development.
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Both the leaders emphasised on the occasion on creation of some centres of excellence of Artificial Intelligence in India.
“They discussed Adobe’s ongoing collaboration and future investment plans in India. Discussions also focused on India’s flagship programme Digital India, and use of emerging technologies in sectors like health, education and R&D,” India’s external affairs ministry said in a statement.
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Modi said during the meeting that bringing smart education to every child is key and that makes technology very important. He asserted that in the era of Covid-19 pandemic, the foundation for digital education has been laid.
Appreciating India’s efforts towards fighting the pandemic, particularly through rapid vaccination, Narayen expressed desire to bring video and animation to every child in India.
“We’re very supportive of more emphasis and interest in education. It (investment) has been outstanding in India, it is actually our secret weapon. We started in India well before it was fashionable to have an Indian facility.
“But we also said right from the beginning that we want the best and we want to be able… and actually do fundamental innovation so, we have multiple centres in India, we have in Noida, Bengaluru and Hyderabad and in addition to our sales offices all around the country. It has been a home run,” he later told reporters.
Besides Narayen, Modi also held one-on-one meetings with CEOs of Qualcomm, First Solar, General Atomics and Blackstone.
