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Startups, unicorns new drivers of India's digital economy: Minister
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IANS | 05 Jul, 2022
Digital India is catalysing India's 'Techade' and startups and unicorns
are the new drivers of the digital economy, Minister of State for
Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday.
The
'Digital India' initiatives have brought in a seismic transformation in
the economic landscape of the country, by creating more opportunities
and putting the youth in the driver's seat of the digital economy," he
said at the 'StartUps Conference' here.
Minister of Electronics
and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and several founders and co-founders of startups
and unicorns were also present at the event.
"Our success and
capabilities range from the India stack, UPI, internet consumer tech,
electronics and semiconductors, Web3.0, Industry 4.0, AI and high
performance computing. These capabilities of leadership and
entrepreneurship are increasingly defining New India," Chandrasekhar
stressed.
The entrepreneurs present included Ghazal Alagh,
founder of Mamaearth, Varun Khaitan, co-founder, Urban Company, Rohan
Verma, CEO of MapmyIndia, Srinath Ramakrishnan, Co-founder, Zeitwerk,
Anil Sharma, Head, Corporate incubation, TCS and others.
Chandrasekhar,
along with CEOs of 50 Indian startups and unicorns, recently met
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss future collaborations
and partnerships between India and the UK in the innovation and
technology sector.
He also discussed achievements of 'Digital
India' and sought future collaborations with the UK Prime Minister in
the technology sector.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
launched 'Digital India Week 2022' on the theme 'Catalysing New India's
Techade' nationwide at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
He
inaugurated 'IndiaStack Global', 'My Scheme', 'Meri Pahechan', 'Digital
India Bhashini', 'Digital India Genesis', 'Chips to Startup Programme'
and 'Catalysing New India's Techade E-Book' at the event.
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