Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday held a high-level meeting with Cristiano R Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm, where they discussed India’s rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and skill development, underscoring the country’s growing role in global technology innovation.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday held a high-level meeting with Cristiano R Amon, President and CEO of Qualcomm, where they discussed India’s rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), innovation, and skill development, underscoring the country’s growing role in global technology innovation.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister lauded Qualcomm’s commitment to supporting India’s ambitious Semiconductor and AI Missions. “India offers unmatched talent and scale to build technologies that will shape our collective future,” he said, emphasizing the nation’s potential to be a global hub for cutting-edge technologies.
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Expressing gratitude for the dialogue, Mr. Cristiano Amon highlighted Qualcomm’s enthusiasm to deepen its partnership with India, particularly in advancing the IndiaAI and India Semiconductor Missions and the upcoming transition to 6G technology.
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“There are tremendous opportunities to develop a robust Indian ecosystem spanning AI-powered smartphones, PCs, smart glasses, automotive, and industrial sectors,” he remarked.
Sharing insights from the meeting on social media platform X, Prime Minister Modi wrote, “It was a wonderful meeting with Mr. Cristiano R. Amon and discussing India’s strides in AI, innovation and skilling. Great to see Qualcomm’s commitment towards India’s semiconductor and AI missions. India offers unmatched talent and scale to build technologies that will shape our collective future.”
India has positioned itself as a key player in the global technology arena with focused initiatives such as the India Semiconductor Mission and IndiaAI, aimed at boosting indigenous chip manufacturing and AI research respectively.
With global tech leaders like Qualcomm reinforcing their commitment, India’s vision for self-reliance in advanced technologies and skill development gains momentum. The collaboration is expected to accelerate innovation, create jobs, and enhance India’s competitiveness in emerging technologies, including the next-generation 6G networks.
Qualcomm is an American multinational technology company that designs and develops semiconductors, software, and services for wireless technology. It is best known for creating the foundational patents for mobile communication standards like 4G and 5G and for its Snapdragon mobile processors, which are used in many smartphones and other connected devices.
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