MoS IT meets UK PM Boris, discusses collaborations in tech

New Delhi, July 2: Minister of state for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday and discussed future collaborations and partnerships between India and the UK in innovation and technology sectors, according to an official release. Briefing reporters later, Mr Chandrasekhar said both India and the UK want to dramatically expand the innovation economy, the release said.

“Union minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday met UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson along with a delegation of Indian startups, unicorns and innovators,” it said, adding that they both discussed future collaborations and partnerships between the two sides on innovation and the technology sector.

Mr Chandrasekhar also met Paul Scully, British MP in this regard.

“We want to take the digital economy to be 25 per cent of the total economy. The UK government also wants to expand the slice of that pie too,” Mr Chandrasekhar said.

He also held ministerial roundtable discussions with Priti Patel, home secretary — UK, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, secretary of state for international trade and president of the

Board of TradeGovernment of UK and Chris Philip, minister for technology and digital Economy UK at the India Global Forum.

Mr Chandrasekhar outlined the rapid strides taken by India in the field of technology, and informed that the country is designing 5G gear and manufacturing devices that go into making of 5G products.

Mr Chandrasekhar also attended a session on the Future of Digital at the IGF, UK where he spoke on the rapid digitalisation and the need for safeguarding “Digital Nagriks” against user harm.

He called for collaboration among counties, especially like-minded democracies, to ensure safety and trust for the users in the boundaryless domain of cyberspace.

MOS Chandrasekhar outlined the rapid strides taken by India in the field of technology, and informed that the country is designing 5G gear and manufacturing devices that go into making of 5G products

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