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Top CEOs of American companies, which have played a key role in IT revolution across the world have endorsed ambitious ‘Digital India’ programme.
Speaking at a Digital India dinner interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in San Jose, Paul Jacobs executive chairman of Qualcomm announced USD 150 million funds to fuel innovation in Indian startups.
He also announced Design India initiative and labs, saying it would help in ‘Make in India’ program. Jacobs observed that mobile technology is changing everybody’s life, adding that India is poised to be leader in digital technology.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said “Digital India will bring about solutions for the challenge of digital divide.” Indian-American Nadella detailed out how digital technology can empower people across the world as he talked about Skype for students between schools to exchange ideas.
Sunder Pichai, CEO of Google, commented that Mr. Modi has accelerated effort to make India the next driver in innovation.
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan said that the Digital India initiative would “transform India into a digitally empowered”knowledge economy.