An Indian official stated on Monday that India is eager to collaborate closely with the UAE on smart cities and technologies.
There are many areas for cooperation among the two countries, most notably smart cities, digital traffic systems, and technology integration in healthcare, according to Abhishek Singh, President and CEO of the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and MD and CEO of the Digital India Corporation (DIC), in a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines of the “Digital India Experience Zone” exhibition.
“We are looking forward to working more with the UAE, particularly as there are many sectors in which it has accomplished great achievements,” he said, pointing out that the country has adopted a cutting-edge digital government policy that many Indian cities look up to.
According to Singh, these cities are working with the UAE to share information and are attempting to emulate some of the UAE’s practices in this area. Singh also noted that India’s technology sector is a significant one, contributing about 10% of the country’s GDP.
Singh continued by stating that India’s internet services are already worth $300 billion and that the country aspires to establish a digital economy worth $1 trillion by 2026. He also stated that India is spending substantially in the electronics sector in order to become the world’s second-largest maker of mobile phones.
He emphasized that India has made it a priority over the past ten years to use technology to improve the quality of life of its citizens. As a result, India has developed Aadhaar, the world’s largest platform for identity verification, as well as a digital payment system that processes more digital transactions than any other nation.
The latest G20 conference, according to Singh, covered a variety of technical efforts and solutions built on open standards that can be customized and used by any nation to adhere to their own laws and regulations, permitting their use for local requirements and objectives. The summit’s primary topics were technology, digital infrastructure, and the benefits of technology to humanity.
He concluded by saying that considerable investments led to India’s digital infrastructure and human capital in the technology sector, which allowed millions of people to work in the field directly or indirectly in the commercial and governmental sectors.