By Dr. Sujata Seshadrinathan, Co-Founder & Director, Digital Transformation, Basiz
“The budget clearly indicated GOI momentum towards optimum adoption and propagation of advanced technology. Digital enablement and its accruing progress has benefited all sectors including PSUs, manufacturing, health care, finance, and defence and is rightly empowering our growing economic status. At this juncture the respected FM taking cognizance of both the pros as well as seeking to address the cons like ecological impact and Labour displacement caused by technology, AI for instance, is very much a push in the right direction. Addressing AI possibilities for a broad spectrum of applications and its impact on youth, farmers, women in STEM, Divyang, with budgetary allocation for skilling as well as reskilling displaced labor has addressed the need of the hour. Policy stability as a requirement for this progress has also been recognised. Over all the placement of Deep tech as a catalyst for inclusive growth while addressing the necessary conditions for this has received the necessary focus and boost in the budget through the various schemes announced” – Sujata Seshadrinathan, Co-Founder and Director, Digital Transformation, Basiz Fund Service Private Limited