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New Delhi : PM Narendra Modi on November 23, 2017, inaugurated the Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017 here in the presence of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickramasinghe,  Secretary General of International Telecommunication Union Houlin Zhao amongst other dignitaries. PM Modi also launched the UMANG App that aims to bring 162 government services on a single mobile app, with a larger goal to make the government accessible on the mobile phone of the citizens.

PM Modi said, ” We all know how cyberspace has transformed the world over the last few decades. The senior generation among the gathering here would recall the bulky mainframe computer systems of the seventies and eighties. A lot has changed since then. Email and personal computers brought about a new revolution in the nineties. This was followed by the advent of social media, and the mobile phone as an important vehicle of data storage and communication. Expressions such as the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence, have now become commonplace. These indicate that change continues, perhaps at an even faster pace now.”

These rapid developments in the digital domain have mirrored immense change in India as well. Indian IT talent has been recognized worldwide. Indian IT companies have made a name for themselves globally, PM Modi said.”Digital India” is the world’s largest, technology-led transformative programme which is paving the way for our citizens to avail digital services. “We are using mobile power or M-power to empower our citizens,” he said.

The PM said a small entrepreneur can register on the Government e-Marketplace and bid competitively for supply of goods to the Government. As he expands his business, he also contributes to lowering the cost of procurement for Government. Pensioners no longer need to present themselves in front of a bank officer, to provide proof of life. Today, a pensioner can leverage the Aadhaar biometric platform, to provide this proof with minimal physical effort, he said. “I have even tried something of my own through the Narendra Modi Mobile App. This App deepens my connect with citizens. The suggestions I get through the App are very useful,” he added.

He said the quest for an open and accessible internet often leads to vulnerability. ” Stories of hacking and defacement of websites are the tip of an iceberg. They suggest that cyber attacks are a significant threat, especially in the democratic world. We need to ensure that vulnerable sections of our society do not fall prey to the evil designs of cyber criminals. Alertness towards cyber-security concerns, should become a way of life,” PM Modi said. One of the major focus areas should be the training of well-equipped and capable professionals to counter cyber threats, he said. The nations must also take responsibility to ensure that the digital space does not become a playground for the dark forces of terrorism and radicalization.

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