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Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday met billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and the two discussed India stack and artificial intelligence. Gates who is the co-chair in Bill Gates and Melinda Gates Foundation, is on his first tour of India since the Covid pandemic. The minister tweeted about the meeting, saying "Had an interesting conversation about the @India_Stack & Artificial Intelligence. He also handed me a signed copy of his book". Meanwhile,…

In a bid to empower millions of Indian social media users, Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) that will look into their concerns regarding content and other issues.The IT Ministry last month notified to establish three Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) as required under the recently amended IT Rules, 2021."The move is to make sure that the internet remains open and safe for users in the country. These are early days for the committee and it…

India Semiconductor Research Centre (ISRC), a private industry-led research house, will be launched soon, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, on Friday. A modern research fab and a semiconductor laboratory will be co-located with the ISRC.These announcements were part of the second Semicon India Future Design Roadshow at the Indian Institute of Science here.The roadshow was launched to encourage startups, next-generation innovators, and business leaders to invest in the…

The government expects five to seven countries to sign up for adopting India-developed technology platforms like UPI and Aadhaar by March for accelerating digitisation, according to Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. While speaking at India Stack Developer Conference, the minister said that the Prime Minister has decided to offer India technology platforms to countries to help them accelerate digitisation. "I expect by February-March, about 5-7 countries around the world to sign up (for adopting platforms),"…

Adoption of India technology stack like unique identifier technology, digital payments and Co-Win will help foreign countries save billions and expedite their digitisation process, electronics and IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday. The government plans to reach out to several countries to offer them technology stack as part of its responsibility as G20 Presidency and expects Indian startups and system integrators to gain from the exercise. Speaking about the first-ever India Stack Developer Conference to be…

The government hopes to address the imbalance in content creation by news media companies and its monetisation by advertising technology companies in the upcoming Digital India Act, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. Chandrasekhar was speaking at an event by the Digital News Publishers Association in New Delhi on Friday.“We hope to address this issue of disproportionate control and imbalance of dynamics between content creation and its monetisation and the power that…

New Delhi: Minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday inaugurated the Systems and Silicon Innovation lab at NXP Semiconductors Campus in Bengaluru. The…

The government will not allow companies and intermediaries operating in the gaming sector to control or dictate the narrative at self-regulatory organisations, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. “We are going by the principle of accountability and transparency. The government will certainly not allow the industry to hijack the self-regulatory organisation,” Chandrasekhar said.The SROs would be adequately represented by all stakeholders, he added. On Wednesday,…

In a one-of-its-kind situation, Meta-owned WhatsApp had apologized to IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar after it tweeted wrong map of India. The instant…

New Delhi, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday told Meta-owned WhatsApp to immediately fix an incorrect map of India in its New Year celebration live-streaming link. The minister reiterated that all social media platforms that do business in India must use correct maps. "Dear @WhatsApp Rqst that u pls fix the India map error asap. All platforms that do business in India and/or want to continue to do business in India, must use correct maps," said Chandrasekhar. Earlier this…