Robin Li, Baidu and NRN Murthy, Infosys Should Lead BRICS Artificial Intelligence Cooperation …
NEW DELHI, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — In March 2015, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled the China Internet Plus (CIP) plan, ‘to integrate mobile Internet, cloud computing big data, and the Internet of Things with modern manufacturing, to encourage the healthy development of e-commerce, industrial networks, and Internet banking, and to get Internet-based companies to increase their presence in the international market.’ (China Daily). With annual ICT investment worth 2.7 trillion yuan (US$415 billion) and 731 million Internet users, China is looking to re-boost its economy through Internet Plus. In July 2015, Indian Prime Minister, Shri. Narendra Modi launched Digital India Program (DIP) to transform India into a digitally-empowered society and knowledge economy. For DIP, India will spend 1.13 trillion INR in the next three-five years to provide Internet connections to all citizens. The plan is likely to create over 17 million direct and 85 million indirect jobs. During the 4th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue held in Delhi, India on October 7th, 2016, an action plan on ‘Digital India’ and ‘Internet Plus’ between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India and National Development and Reform Commission of China was agreed. In January 2017, Infosys presented a report at…
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