The first G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting in India concluded here on Wednesday setting the tone for a productive and meaningful deliberations for the future DEWG meetings.
The three-day meeting in Lucknow, showcased India’s digital transformation journey, and brought together G20 members, key knowledge partners, and guest countries to discuss digital public infrastructure, cybersecurity, and digital skilling.
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The member nations appreciated the inclusion of digital skilling in the DEWG agenda and supported India’s proposed priority areas broadly. Summary discussions were also held on three key priority areas namely Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Cyber Security in Digital Economy and Digital Skilling.
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The final and the third day of the meeting focused on the priority of Digital Skilling. India proposed mechanisms for digitally skilled future ready workforce. The Chair of G20-DWG and Secretary, MeitY Alkesh Kumar Sharma, in his press brief here on Wednesday shared the key highlights of the last three days.
He thanked the G20 member states, guest countries and international organisations for the invigorating conversations on the priority areas. Sharma stated that the immersive digital mobile van travelled to over 75 destinations and provided an interactive and immersive experience to about 120,000 persons on India’s digital transformation journey.
The exhibition and experience centre, showcasing virtual realities and innovative solutions, attracted around 18,000 visitors. He thanked the UP Government for their phenomenal support in organising this DEWG meeting. He said that this DEWG meeting is the first of four scheduled to be conducted in India, with the next ones taking place in Pune, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.
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