The country is emerging as a technology powerhouse, and there is strong interest in learning from India's growth journey as a technology developer, Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.
The minister was on Japan visit to attend G7 Digital and Tech Ministers' Meeting on April 29 and 30.
"India is clearly emerging as a technology powerhouse and a trusted partner because of PM Modi ji's visionary programs like Digital India and Make in India. Today globally, there is a strong interest in learning from India's growth journey as technology developers," Vaishnaw said in a statement here.
While representing India at the meeting, Vaishnaw delivered a presentation on India's digital public infrastructure.
"India showcased how digital infrastructure is being developed to provide solutions at a population scale. Use cases of Aadhaar, UPI, Cowin etc. were demonstrated. Delegates from other countries greatly appreciated India's progress in the development and deployment of digital public infrastructure," the statement said.
India also shared its progress on developing the indigenous 4G telecom stack and progress in the rollout of 5G. India committed to moving towards Open RAN based
4G and 5G telecom stack.
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India invited G7 countries to send their technical experts to India for testing India's telecom stack on global standards.
"There was great interest in learning about India telecom stack and 5G roll out," the statement said.
Despite starting late, India has recorded the fastest 5G network rollout in the world.
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