THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: President Ram Nath Kovind today said the future of the country’s economy and employment creation depends heavily on the success the nation achieves with Digital India.
Terming Information Technology as “a force multiplier” for the entire service economy, Kovind said it has played a game changing role in health-care, education, tourism and many other industries.
“The future of our economy and of our employment creation is heavily dependent on the success we achieve with Digital India,” Kovind said after launching the Kerala Government’s ambitious Technocity project near here.
The jobs of tomorrow would come more and more from digital services and other opportunities that are derived from the Internet, he said.
“I must emphasise that IT is not just important in itself. It is a force multiplier for the entire services economy,” the President opined. (AGENCIES)