Nick Clegg, Meta's prersident
Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter | Nick Clegg, Meta’s president for global policy affairs and the former
UK deputy prime minister, told ET's Aashish Aryan and Surabhi Agarwal in an exclusive interview that “the
country is “on route to becoming a digital superpower” and that in some respects, it already is.
Clegg, who is on a week-long visit to India overviewed that there is also greater awareness that India plays a
unique role in the digital ecosystem and the country is on the way to becoming a “digital superpower,”
“India’s take on digital issues is “refreshingly straightforward”, He added that the Indian government is seeking to carve out regulations for India and not just taking off-the-shelf versions from Europe, the UK, Canada or the US. I do think there is a real awareness that India plays a unique role in the digital ecosystem. India's ambition in pursuing this ‘TechEd’ is a totally legitimate one.” said Clegg
Coming back to past 2 decades, India has been able to make inroads into IT & Engineering services and accelerate innovation for global companies. Many of the global companies are eyeing at Indian talent for accelerating their innovation by having stronger presence in India and also hiring Indian leaders to top positions.
This gives confidence that India has the right innovation eco-system to nurture the talent and it is evolving as well.
Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth prime minister of India paved the way for India’s Personal Computer and Information
Technology revolution. Mr. Sam Pitroda, an exemplary technology entrepreneur, policymaker and visionary, laid the foundation for India’s IT revolution under the able leadership of the late Prime Minister Mr. Rajiv Gandhi.
IT today is one of the biggest contributors to the Indian economy that is the key for its success.
Today India is totally equipped with 1) Personal Computer & Information Technology, 2) Mobile Telephony & Wireless Internet, 3) Ecommerce & Digital Payments, 4) Big Data Analytics, 5) Artificial Intelligence,
6) Blockchain, 7) Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security, 8) AI-powered Robotics.
