10 Key Takeaways From PM Modi’s Silicon Valley Visit

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PM Modi was once again at his oratorical best during his visit to the technology centre of the world. Modi’s ‘Digital India’ vision has become a talking point in the Silicon valley. It clearly shows the willingness of Top CEOs of tech companies to support his vision. The people of the largest IT companies who played a key role in transforming the world, now endorse Digital India campaign and also described it as a vision which will bring India at par with the developed world.

PM Modi’s speeches were full of enthusiasm and marked with a strong desire to change India. Here are some key points of his meetings with leaders of Tech giants, interaction with the community that gives us an array of hope for a better India.

1. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, appreciated Apple’s old ties with India and said “Steve Jobs visited India for his inspiration.”  Modi also expressed his wish to the CEO to set up a manufacturing unit in India.

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2. Elon Musk, CEO Tesla Motors, gave PM Modi a tour to Tesla’s factory and showed battery operated cars and some remarkable innovations that they are doing in their line of products.

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3. In a breakthrough meeting at Google HQ, Sundar Pichai announced a proposal for the introduction of broadband connectivity through WiFi hotspots at 100 stations and plans to extend this facility to 500 stations. He also stated that they are passionate about bringing technology to the people.

San Jose: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the Digital India and Digital Technology dinner function in San Jose on Saturday. PTI Photo by Subhav Shukla (PTI9_27_2015_000122B)
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4. Satya Nadella, CEO Microsoft, welcomed PM Modi’s vision of Digital India and said that it has come at the right time. He also expressed his plans to take technology to 500,000 villages in India.

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5. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs embraced PM’s vision and mentioned that India under Modi’s leadership is moving in the right direction. Qualcomm has planned to invest up to $150 million to fund startups in India.

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6. John Chambers of CISCO systems said that PM Modi will play a crucial role in India’s growth story and  Indo-US relationships would strengthen under his leadership.

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7. In his joint address to CEOs of various Tech Giants, he shared his vision for the Digital India and Make in India. His proposal met with some good responses from the leaders and their willingness to support his vision.

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8. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO facebook, said that India is very important in the history of facebook. He considers India as a temple of knowledge from where he took inspiration to rebuild facebook. People at facebook HQ were all dressed in formals for a change for the town hall event. 

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9. He addressed Indian Diaspora at SAP Centre. Nearly 18000 people attended the event out of the total 45000 applications received. We must reverse brain drain to ‘brain gain’, he said addressing the community. Among others, Indian singer Kailash Kher also performed at the event.

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10. Some interesting quotes from his visit – 

a. “Twitter has turned everyone into a reporter.”
b. “The status that now matters is not whether you are awake or asleep, but whether you are online or offline”
c. “The most fundamental debate for our youth now is the choice between Android, iOS or Windows.”
d. “If facebook were a country, it would be the 3rd most populous country in the world.”
e. “It is one of the last places in the world to see the sunset, but it is here that new ideas see the first light of the day.”

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We wish all the very best to PM for his Digital India vision.

Also read: Top 9 Points Mentioned By PM Modi At His United Nations Address

News Source – TheHindu & TOI

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