Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as the IT Minister and discussed the company’s digital inclusion programme that leverages technology for improving rural healthcare and education.
The India born CEO also participated in a round table at NITI Aayog on tapping into cloud computing for good governance in the country.
In a tweet, NITI Aayog said: “@Microsoft CEO @satyanadella answers queries of senior govt officials on secure use big data and cloud computing for good governance.”
It also shared a photograph of NITI Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya presenting Nadella a book titled ‘State Forward’ about best practices in governance from States.
Nadella and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad talked about the software giant’s rural digital initiatives and leveraging its professional networking platform, linkedIn, for creating employment opportunities.
The high profile executive, who is on a multi-city tour, is scheduled to address a conference on ‘Future Decoded’ in Mumbai.
He was in India’s tech hub Bengaluru yesterday speaking on a slew of topics including Artificial Intelligence and re-skilling, meeting the startup community and unveiling a cloud partnership with e-tailer Flipkart.