Union Minister for IT Ravi Shankar Prasad with Bill Gates on Thursday. (Source: Twitter/@rsprasad) Union Minister for IT Ravi Shankar Prasad with Bill Gates on Thursday. Watch What Else Is Making News“The technology needs are rising in Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries, Asean and Gulf,” Prasad said at a session on Digital India. He said that Digital India programme is aimed at making India empowered, awakened and a knowledge-based society and bridging the digital divide between digital ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ is a priority. On mobile phone manufacturing, Prasad said that in the last 1.5 years, India has attracted 40 new mobile manufacturing units.

Source: Indian Express November 17, 2016 12:44 UTC