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India Inc lauds launch of Digital India
New Delhi, July 1
India Inc on Wednesday came
out unanimously in fulsome praise of the Digital India initiative
launched here by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) described the launch as
"digital transformation" for the economy.
"This marks an
important milestone to engage with renewed energy to transform India's
digital infrastructure for the next generation users and the
unconnected," the chamber's president Jyotsna Suri said in a statement
here.
"Public-private partnerships will play a significant role
in shaping the future of Digital India programme, by bringing efficiency
along with much needed funding required for
sustainability and scalability," she added.
"With
the launch of Digital India Campaign, the prime minister has unveiled
the digital empowerment of citizens which also aims to provide
broadband highways, universal access to mobile connectivity, public
internet access programme, e-governance and reforming government through
technology," PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Alok
B.Shriram said in a statement here.
Jaijit Bhattacharya, partner,
international accounting firm KPMG in India said the Digital India
vision is a game changer for India.
"The entirety of the vision
also dovetails aspects of other policies of the current government such
as Smart Cities and Make in India," he said.
"Some of the
components of Digital India, such as Digital Locker, is a first of its
kind on the world and would have a deep impact on the society and the
processes," he added.
India Electronics and Semiconductors
Association chairman Vinay Shenoy termed it a "colossal project even on a
global scale, delivering services digitally to every one of 1.2
billion citizens in the country". "Inclusion is an integral part of the
programme," he said.
Praise flowed in also from major multinationals present in India.
"Microsoft
is proud to be a part of Digital India launch and believe that
technology can uniquely support the government's initiatives in key
areas," said Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella in a video message.
"In
fact, to help drive this transformation we are bringing our marquee
cloud services - Microsoft Azure, Dynamics and Office 365 - to local
data centres in India to accelerate cloud innovation, connect every
Indian and every Indian business to the world through our global
hyper-scale cloud," he added.
Dassault Systemes' India managing
director Chandan Chowdhury said: "Projects such as Digital Locker
System, Swachh Bharat, Mission Mobile app, MyGov.in are all efforts
towards bridging the digital gap in our country."