PM Modi also added that to make facilities effective, interactive and people-friendly, Artificial Intelligence can be a huge facilitator.
While addressing the Smart India Hackathon 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 1 said that data-driven solution is bringing about a huge change in the healthcare sector in India.
"Even those in remote villages can get affordable and world-class health service,' the prime minister said while interacting with students.
PM Modi also added that in order to make facilities, effective, interactive and people-friendly, Artificial Intelligence can be a huge facilitator.
The prime minister, while talking about a reusable menstrual hygiene product, stated that awareness about women's hygiene came late in India.
The first edition of Smart India Hackathon in 2017 saw the participation of 42,000 students, which increased to one lakh in 2018 and to two lakh in 2019.
The first round of Smart India Hackathon 2020 saw the participation of more than 4.5 lakh students.First Published on Aug 1, 2020 05:01 pm
The hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems people face in daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving.