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Dr Amit Nagpal, President, Bloggers Alliance

'Budget 2020 must focus on Digital India, Nasscom, IT'

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By Dr Amit Nagpal,

"The first priority of Budget 2020 should be Digital India. Sharing the 3 reasons why. Firstly, generating employment should be first priority of Government & Digital space can generate highest number of jobs. 

Secondly, NASSCOM has declared the new decade as Techade. Tech / Digital will rule the 2020s. Work on Think Digital, Think India to create global demand for both digitsl services & digitally skilled manpower. 

Moreover, balanced approach towards AI- encourage AI in select sectors while appointing AI Safety Commissioner like Australia to ensure public safety.”

(The writer is President, Bloggers Alliance)

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