The Secretary, MeitY in his inaugural address said that advancing Digital Economy needs both future ready workforce and digital ready masses (citizens).

hairman, NCVET, Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Additional Secretary, MeitY, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Director AI, SHS UNESCO, Dr. M. Squicciarini, Director General NIELIT, Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.  

The Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Alkesh Kumar Sharma has said that Digital Skilling, Up-skilling and Re-skilling are critical to maintain and expand persons’ capabilities and employability to participate in rapidly changing economy, while addressing the gathering after inaugurating the lead event of G20, the 1st International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Digital Technologies – NICE-DT 2023 and Digital Skilling organized by the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT).

The Chairman, NCVET, Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Additional Secretary, MeitY, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Director AI, SHS UNESCO, Dr. M. Squicciarini, Director General NIELIT, Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi and other dignitaries were present on the occasion.  

The Secretary, MeitY in his inaugural address said that advancing Digital Economy needs both future ready workforce and digital ready masses (citizens). He congratulated NIELIT for registering tremendous growth in the capacity building and skilling. He added that NIELIT through its high end training & skilling programs is stepping towards the achievement of generating quality manpower in line with the themes of the Trillion-dollar digital economy. He also highlighted the greater digital connectivity so as to connect with the last habitat of this country. He congratulated NIELIT for training around 8 million candidates in the last ten years.