Vice-President, Jagdeep Dhankhar today emphasized on the transformation potential of new emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and said that the world is on the cusp of technological revolution. He stressed that AI will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and interact and it is an opportunity as well as a challenge. Shri Dhankhar remarked emergence of AI as one of the most significant production shifts since industrial revolution.
He also urged the premiere institutions like IIT to be in synergy with industry and government so that technology can be democratized and universalized.
Recognizing the importance of women empowerment and gender equality, Vice-President, lauded the government initiatives like Swatch Bharat Mission, Ujjwala Yojana and Har Ghar Jal Yojana that has provided dignity to thousands of women, gave them freedom from drudgery and made their life lot easier. He also remarked the recent passing of women reservation bill in parliament as epochal development which will have far reaching societal changes.
Highlighting the changing nature of warfare and penetration of technology in strategic domains, Vice-President stated that “the best defence is that you are capable of extreme offence”.
Calling knowledge as the supreme power that alone has the capability to define the place of any individual, organization and nation in the world, Vice-President exhorted the students to engage in cutting edge research in areas like Quantum Computing, artificial intelligence, 6G, Cryptography, Cyber security and Green Hydrogen.
Reflecting on the demographic dividend and role of youth, Vice-President calls them as the greatest stakeholder in governance. He expressed confidence in the capacity of youth to craft the destiny of Bharat and called them as the foremost engines of growth.