Sundar Pichai and Ashwini Vaishnaw at Google For India 2022. (Source: Rishabh Bhatnagar/BQ Prime) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed
Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday welcomed Google’s announcement of a $15 billion investment to build an AI hub in India, calling it a major boost to the country’s India AI Mission, but pressed the tech giant to go further, from skilling to making Andaman the next hub and digital employment creation.
"This digital infrastructure will go a long way in meeting the goals of our India AI Mission," he said, speaking at the Google event announcing the new AI hub in Vishakhapatnam.
However, the Minister also laid out three specific requests for Google as it ramps up its India operations.
First, he urge