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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.