Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates throughout a gathering at his residence, in New Delhi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 29 recognized agriculture, schooling and well being as three sectors the place he believes expertise can play an enormous function, and highlighted efforts of his authorities.

In an interplay with philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Mr. Modi stated he used to listen to of digital divide on the earth and had determined that he won’t enable this to occur in India.

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He stated he needs to allocate funds to scientists for native analysis in cervical most cancers to develop vaccines at a minimal value and that his new authorities will work to make sure vaccination, particularly for all ladies.

Mr. Modi has regularly expressed confidence that he’ll return to energy for a 3rd straight time period after the final elections.

Digital public infrastructure is required, the Prime Minister said, with Mr. Gates adding that India is leading the way.

Speaking on the issue of climate change, Mr. Modi said the world needs to change parameters like use of electricity or steel to define development as it is anti-climate and should instead adopt terminologies like green GDP and green employment.

Discussing the issue of Artificial Intelligence (AI), he said it should not be seen as a magic tool or as a replacement for people’s laziness to do some work.

Prime Minister Modi noted as to how he used AI in the G20 summit for translating speeches and also his addresses in different languages in several events. A technology like ChatGPT should be used to constantly improve oneself, he added.

Highlighting his use of AI, Mr. Modi asked Mr. Gates to take a selfie through his (NaMo) app and then showed him how it could be located through the face-recognition technology.

Mr. Modi said he believed in democratisation of technology as it gives everyone an equal opportunity and added that he is taking technology to villages.

To a query from Mr. Gates, he said he is fascinated by technology but is not a slave to it. “I’m not an knowledgeable however have childlike curiosity for expertise,” he said Speaking of digital revolution in India, the prime minister said he believed that nobody should have monopoly over it and it should be driven by the common people.

In this context, he highlighted the “Drone Didi” scheme for women to use drones in agriculture and the initiative to provide long-distance treatment to patients.

Technology is being used to plug the shortcomings of teachers in education, Mr. Modi said.

He said digital technology will have a big role in the fourth industrial revolution and he is confident that India will do well.

Mr. Modi noted as to how India used the CoWin platform to provide Covid vaccination slots and certificates to people while the world was struggling to do it during the pandemic.