Google for India 2023: In the ninth-edition of Google India event, Tech giant has annouced a slew of new developments and initiatives to boost the power of Indias home-grown Digital Public Infrasturcture for Digital India.
In a fillip to the Make in India initiative, Google on Thursday said it aims to start manufacturing/assembling Pixel smartphones in the country and the first India-made batch will reach the consumers next year, as the tech giant announced several localised AI features to expand digital commerce and access to citizen-centric information services and solutions.
Google users will also be able to book metro tickets through the Maps app, as a result of its partnership with ONDC. Google Cloud is also collaborating with Bhashini within the IT Ministry to launch a Center of Excellence on Generative AI and Language Inclusivity.