With the support of India’s Prime Minister’s office and the coordination by India’s National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), GCEL convened, on October 24, a joint strategic session, involving the Secretaries from several prominent ministries, to initiate the process for establishing the E-Hub of the World in India.
The attending ministries included the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Ministry of Shipping, the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Ministry of External Affairs, Industrial Policy and Promotion, and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The Secretaries discussed the global leadership opportunity for establishing the E-Hub of the World and the deployment of new cutting edge 21st century technology to increase the competiveness of Indian business worldwide.
In line with its emphasis on technology leadership, the Ministry of Electronics & IT was designated to lead the Digital Economy implementation activities on behalf of the Union Ministries.