"The age of celebration of technology for technology's sake is over": Satya Nadella
Bengaluru (PTI): Suggesting that the age of celebration of technology for technology's sake is over, Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday said it is now about technology and its use for everyone in the world, where India can contribute immensely.
Speaking at the 'Microsoft Future Ready Technology Summit' here, he also highlighted the "magic" of government programmes and India Stack "co-evolving" in the country.
"I had a chance to have a brief conversation with the Prime Minister yesterday, his vision and all the programmes, the yojanas and the India Stack. In fact the thing I'm realising is the magic of India Stack, because everything needs feedback. The yojanas or the policy and the technology stack co-evolving, that's just like a virtuous cycle that is unlike anything I have seen and it's just tremendous," Nadella said.
He said, "I absolutely think both of these are perhaps the greatest contributions that India can make to the world quite frankly. The idea that there is digital public good is great, but also there is some sort of new way to use them to make it possible for every society and economy to be more inclusive."
Nadella was in conversation with IT industry veteran and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as part of the summit.
Stating that what he learns from India every time he comes here is the common man being able to use the greatest technology to do something that is useful to them, he said, "and it is not about tech for tech sake. That to me is what I think India can contribute."
"The age of celebration of technology for technology's sake is over, it is about really thinking about technology and its use for everyone in the world, and that I think will be the greatest contribution," Nadella added.
Further pointing out that the original vision of the internet was that it was a great leveller, so that everyone can build and create, and there would be frictionless access, Nadella said, at some level some of the new protocols and the stack work is re-bringing those ethos.
He also said it is also fostering the right amount of competition at the right layers, so there are no "incumbencies".
Earlier addressing the summit, Nadella said Microsoft stays grounded in its mission to empower every person and organisation on the planet to achieve more.
"Ultimately for me is being able to put the technology into the hands of other technologists so that they can go on to create more technology to have real impact in the world, across every small, large businesses, non-profit and public sector. Couldn't be more excited to be here in India, to be able to talk about all of this, to see all that is being developed here," he said.
Nadella also spoke about the use of digital technology to solve the hard problems faced by our people, the society and organisations.
"That to me is at the gist of what we as developers, people participating in the digital ecosystem should get really energised by...How can digital technology help us achieve more but with less resource is going to be key for- energy transition, tackling inflation, also it is going to be key to reach every citizen of India and the globe," he said.
Nadella also listed out six imperatives that are key for technologists, they are - migrate to the cloud, unify data and apply AI models as platforms, empower fusion teams, re-energise your workforce, embrace collaborative business processes, and prioritise security.
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Manmohan Singh's life will serve as lesson to coming generations: PM Modi
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described his predecessor Manmohan Singh's death as a big loss to the nation, lauding his rise from a humble background to occupy some of the most important positions in the country.
Hailing him as a distinguished parliamentarian, Modi said Singh's life was a reflection of his honesty and simplicity.
His contribution to the country's development will always be remembered, the prime minister said, stressing on his commitment to reforms.
His life will always serve as a lesson for future generations on how someone can rise above deprivation and struggles to attain the heights of success, he said.
