PMINDIA

Mr. John Chambers, Chairman, CISCO, today called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.

During the meeting, he explained to the Prime Minister the elements of CISCO’s Country Digitization Acceleration Programme, and how it is aligned to the Prime Minister’s vision and initiatives including Digital India, Skill India, Make in India, Start-up India, Smart Cities and Cyber Security initiatives.

The Prime Minister appreciated this initiative of CISCO, and emphasized its benefits in areas such as long distance education. He said that use of digital technology has been useful in eliminating leakages in subsidy. He also discussed possibilities of cooperation in the area of cyber security.