IMC2020: Facebook says India is at an inflection point, to invest in people, technology, partnerships

Internet giant Facebook said India is at an inflection point and the company aims to invest in India with the focus on social and economic growth .

“Facebook has always been serious about India, and has been making deep and thoughtful investments in people, technology, as well as in partnerships…Our focus on being able to advance India’s social and economic growth,” said Manish Chopra, director and head of partnerships India -Facebook.

In his keynote address , Chopra said that more than 500 million have adopted the internet in India in the past five years and that ” India is currently at an inflection point”. The pandemic has further accelerated digital adoption and led to a growth in video streaming across platforms.