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Bridging India’s digital divide: Why affordable devices are the real enablers

By Milind Shah, Founder & CEO, WISHTEL

India’s digital transformation story can be seen through the lens of broadband expansion, digital payment solutions like UPI, from cable TV to Smart TV, AI innovation, and government-led initiatives such as Digital India. The major shift happened during COVID, when Schools became Digital Classrooms and morning meetings moved to Google Meet. Undoubtedly, these pillars have accelerated the digital India journey of making a digitally empowered society. However, a critical question that deserves greater attention:how will people participate in the digital economy if they don’t have access to the devices that would enable them to be part of it?

To provide digital inclusion to all citizens, they must have access to affordable digital devices, a true enabler of India’s Digital Mission.

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