Modi in Japan: PM hails India's progress in digital sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Japan currently, hailed India's "tremendous progress" in the digital infrastructure, saying 1 GB data is cheaper than the smallest bottle of cold drink in the country. Modi, who arrived in Japan on Saturday to attend the 13th India-Japan annual summit, today held a series of meetings with top Japanese leaders and addressed the Indian community as well.
Modi praises expanding network of telecommunications, Internet in India
The two-day summit seeks to review the progress in ties and deepen strategic dimension of the bilateral relationship. Praising the expanding network of telecommunications and Internet in India, Modi said, "Today India is making tremendous progress in the field of digital infrastructure. Broadband connectivity is reaching villages, over 100cr mobile phones are active in India... Internet data is becoming the tool for service delivery."
Modi praises Indian diaspora for introducing kabbadi, cricket in Japan
PM Modi also lauded the Indian diaspora in Japan for introducing kabbadi and cricket in the country where martial art is the popular sport. The Prime Minister also interacted with some respectable venture capitalists of the East Asia island country. He also met with top business leaders from the two countries at a forum and asked businessmen from Japan to engage more with India.
India's digital-economy expected to grow to $1 trillion by 2020
Regarding the digital sector in India, consulting firm EY has said that by 2022, India's digital economy is expected to grow to $1 trillion and lead to the creation of 10mn jobs. India's Internet services sector is expected to reach $76.4bn in 2022, up by 44% from its current valuation of $33.8bn, according to a report by Internet and Mobile Association of India.
