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Ravi Shankar Prasad attended the UN High-Level thematic debate
The pandemic has resulted in societies reimagining technology's critical role in how we work, learn and live, he said
Prasad told the General Assembly event that India has taken a concerted decision to adopt a whole-of-society approach to digital technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the issue of the digital divide and recast the world's view of digital access as a critical component to an equitable society, according to Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who underlined that technology is meant to be a "great equaliser" and not a source of division.