PM Narendra Modi with Google CEO Sundar Pichai at Google (Alphabet) campus in Silicon Valley, California.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the Google campus in Silicon Valley and met CEO Sundar Pichai following a townhall at Facebook headquarters. PM Modi viewed four critical projects during his visit. After the digital tour, PM Modi interacted with the Google employees and addressed 'Code 4 India Hackathon'
Following are the highlights of the session:- We should encourage Hackathon culture in India.
- You are sacrificing your night's sleep for a noble cause.
- I am grateful to Sundar and Google.
- Today people spend most time on technology.
- Sometimes I joke that birth of technology happened to save time. But the exact opposite happened.
- When a child asks for milk, his mother says wait I have to send a WhatsApp message.
- I can see the benefits of the technology through the NaMo app.
- But this is just the beginning, I am sure we will find our footing
- Technology has become a huge power for democracy.
- I am grateful to all of you.
- I hope what you are doing will help the poor in India.
- Sundar Pichai: We are so excited to bring connectivity to India in more places. Our "Access & Energy Team" has partnered with Indian Railways to bring connectivity to India in railway stations.
- Sundar Pichai: We are starting with 100 of the busiest railway stations, we hope to expand it to 400 stations by the end of next year.