IT Minister meets Nadella, urges to boost DigiGaon initiative

New Delhi: Union IT and Electronics Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday met Indian-born Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and urged him to consider the use of Microsoft’s innovative technology in the upcoming Digigaon (Digital Village) initiative.

“Had a good &productive meeting with @satyanadella. He deeply appreciated the success of ongoing #DigitalIndia program, which is transformative,” the minister tweeted after talks with Nadella here.

“Requested @satyanadella to consider the use of their innovative technology in the proposed Digigaon (Digital Village) initiative,” Prasad added.

In the Union Budget for the 2017-18 Fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that a



DigiGaon initiative will be launched for the provision of telemedicine, education and skills with the help of digital technology.

After meeting the minister, Nadella was scheduled to attend and address “Future Decoded” — Microsoft’s two-day flagship technology and business conference that started off in Mumbai on Tuesday.

The conference is a platform that brings together 1,500 business and Government decision-makers to engage in conversations on how technology will transform all aspects of our work and life.

Earlier, leading e-commerce major Flipkart on Monday tied up with global software major Microsoft to use its Azure Cloud platform for boosting its e-tail sales.