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PM Modi addresses 5th edition of Viva Technology 2021

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PM Modi addressed 5th edition of VivaTechPrime Minister Narendra Modi virtually delivered the keynote address at the 5th Edition of Viva Technology 2021, which was held from June 16-19, 2021 at Paris, France. He was invited as a Guest of Honour to the event, which is one of the largest digital and startup events in Europe.

  • It is jointly organized by Publicis Groupe – a advertising and marketing company & Les Echos, a leading French media group.
  • The event brings together stakeholders in technology innovation and the startup ecosystem. It has been held annually since 2016.
  • Other prominent speakers in the event were Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain; Tim Cook, CEO of Apple; Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman & CEO of Facebook and many others.

5th edition of VivaTech

Key Points from PM’s Address

i.PM Modi highlighted the emerging cooperation between India & France in areas like technology & digital.

  • He highlighted the role of Infosys in providing technical support for the 2021 French Open Tennis Tournament.
  • India’s biometric digital identity system ‘Aadhaar’ has helped in providing financial support to the poor during pandemic.
  • Two Public Digital Education programmes – ‘SWAYAM’ (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds ) & ‘DIKSHA’ (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing)’ were operationalized to help students.

ii.He Highlighted the role of technology in managing COVID-19 in India such as

  • Arogya-Setu, an indigenous IT platform which enabled contact tracking of COVID-19 patients.
  • CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Work) platform ensured vaccines to millions in India.

iii.He listed the initiatives taken by India to improve digital reach

  • Modern public digital infrastructure, Fibre optic network of length 5,23,000 kms which will link 1,56, 000 village councils, and installation of public wi-fi networks across India.
  • In order to develop a culture of innovation, innovation labs have been set up in 7500 schools across India under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

iv.He invited the world to invest in India  based on 5 pillars of Talen, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of openness. India is home to one of the world’s largest start-up ecosystems.  India has 775 million internet users, highest and cheapest data consumption in the world, and the highest use of social media.

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About Publicis Groupe

Chairman & CEO – Arthur Sadoun
Headquarters – Paris, France

About Les Echos

Director – Henri Gibier
Headquarters – Paris, France