PM Narendra Modi and Sundar Pichai Discuss Three Major Initiatives Google Will Launch in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai virtually. On October 16, three main topics were discussed – Chromebooks made in India, AI for good governance and further improving financial inclusion through AI.
During the interaction, the Prime Minister and Pichai discussed Google’s plan to participate in expanding the electronics manufacturing ecosystem in India. The collaboration between Google and HP in the production of Chromebooks in India was praised. For those who don’t know, HP and Google recently announced a partnership to manufacture Chromebooks locally. This joint venture will help promote digital education and provide affordable IT solutions to students who cannot afford expensive laptops. Both schools and other educational institutions benefit from this. Chromebooks are manufactured near Chennai in Tamil Nadu at its Flex Facility.
Chromebooks run on Google’s ChromeOS, a lightweight operating system designed for affordable computers.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister acknowledged Google’s 100 languages initiative and encouraged efforts to make AI tools available in Indian languages. He also encouraged Google to work on AI tools for good governance.
The Prime Minister welcomed Google’s plans to open a global fintech operations center at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) in Gandhinagar.
On the other hand, Pichai told the Prime Minister about Google’s plans to improve financial inclusion in India by leveraging the strength and reach of GPay and UPI. The Prime Minister also invited Google to participate in the upcoming Global Partnership on AI Summit to be hosted by India in December 2023 in New Delhi.
