Technology new strategic arena of competition, driving geo-political powerplay: Army Chief
The Army Chief said emergency procurement powers given by the Centre has helped the force to modernise itself.
Highlighting that information and technology has the “power to empower” masses, Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said data was the “new oil” for the economy.
Speaking at the launch of ‘Opengov data Hackathon’, the minister released guidelines for development of e-Governance applications at the event.
“Technology should be affordable & inclusive, Digital India has the same objective. This is the age of Information & Technology, IT is the power to empower,” he said.
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“Data is new oil for the economy,” added the minister.
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