Industry should start working on AI, M2M, data science seriously for Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Dhotre

New Delhi: The government is keen on utilising latest technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine-to-machine communications and data science, and industry should start working on them seriously for achieving the goal of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Union Minister Sanjay Dhotre said on Thursday. The minister of state for communications and education also said the COVID-19 pandemic has shown people the importance of digital infrastructure.

Survival during this difficult phase was possible due to the connectivity made available to citizens under the Digital India program envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he added.