Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking during an address, highlighted the importance of technology and asked citizens to identify 10 problems of the society that can be solved using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Addressing a post-Budget webinar on ‘Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology’ PM Modi suggested to explore new ways to benefit the public and gives examples of One Nation One Ration Card, Arogya Setu, and Common Service Centers, which have made the government communicate with people easily and facilitated the quick resolution of grievances.
PM Modi also added the need of 5G and AI and their impact on industries such as medicine, education, and agriculture. He urges people, especially youth, to think about the deployment of technologies in various sectors for the well being of the public. PM Modi said “Can we identify 10 such problems of the society which can be solved by AI”.
Prime Minister Modi outlined various modern infrastructure like Digilocker services helped
companies and organisations store their documents safely and share with government agencies.
PM Modi said “We want to reduce the compliance cost of small businesses. Can you (industry) formulate a list of unnecessary compliances that can be pruned. We have finished 40,000 compliances,”. He also added, technology is being used to make the tax system faceless and to address the problems faced by taxpayers.
21वीं सदी का बदलता हुआ भारत, अपने नागरिकों को Technology की ताकत से लगातार Empower कर रहा है। pic.twitter.com/YnYQoxidD9
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He said the 21st century is technology-driven, India’s youth and talented individuals need to adopt technology in the villages to make the most out of it. By 2047, technology can help India to become a developed nation.
Source – PTI
