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| Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda Ryota Signed MoU Virtually |
NEW DELHI (Lampe):- Bharat (India) and Japan signed
MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications
Technologies today. MoU was signed by Union Minister for Communications,
Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Japanese Minister for Internal
Affairs and Communications Takeda Ryota and it was exchanged through a video
conference today.
Department of Telecom,
Government of India and Ministry of Communications, Government of Japan will
enhance mutual cooperation in the field of 5G technologies, telecom security,
submarine optical fiber cable system to islands of India, spectrum management,
smart cities, high altitude platform for broadband in unconnected areas,
disaster management and public safety etc. It has been agreed that apart from
Ministry level cooperation, Government of India organization such as C-DOT and
ITI Limited along with industry partners from Japan will also part of this
cooperation.
Speaking on this
occasion the Union Minister for Communication, Electronics, and Information
Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad highlighted the timely execution of connecting
Andaman & Nicobar Islands with submarine optical fiber cable is a great
example of cooperation between India and Japan. He further shared the rapid
adoption of innovative digital technologies by India during the COVID19 pandemic
such as the AarogyaSetu app, use of the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System for doorstep
disbursement of cash by India Post, digital hearings in Courts of India, and the rapid growth of digital payments. He further highlighted that during COVID19,
due to attractive policies like PLI and SPECS large amount of investments
have come to India in the field of electronics manufacturing. He urged the
Japanese electronics industry to invest in India and avail the benefits of the
new technologies. Minister further highlighted the great potential India holds
for Japanese investors in the field of 5G and 5G based services, Internet of
Things, digital health technologies, etc.
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