Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the who's who of the IT hub Silicon Valley, the first time an Indian prime minister has ever visited the region.
Top CEOs of American companies, which have played a key role in IT revolution the world is experiencing now, have endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Digital India' programme, describing it as a vision that would bring India technologically at par with the rest of the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while visiting the Silicon Valley, met with the top IT CEOs, including Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Google's Sunder Pichai, Adobe's Shantanu Narayen, Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs, Apple's Tim Cook, and so on.
Here's a list of who said what at the Silicon Valley event
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
"Digital India will bring about solutions for the challenge of digital divide.
"Bringing world class infrastructure to India and respecting India's digital securities is a key milestone for us and we want to help people make things happen."
Microsoft wants to involve the Government of India and different telecom companies on various projects in the country, he added.
Nadella asserted that it is time to collectively empower people with technology from all over the world.
Let's empower people from Nanyuki to Srikakulam," he said, while talking about how digital technology can empower people across the world, talking about Skype for students between schools to exchange ideas.
"I visited a rural village in Kenya where, to my surprise, students were using Skype and were engaged in technology discussions," he added.
Nadella has said that Microsoft will announce cloud computing from data centers in India.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai
"Modi has accelerated the effort to make India the next driver in innovation.
Pichai said that during his visit to India last year, he could feel the change in the mindset of the people, and was excited to see the possibilities and the opportunities in the nation.
"I met hungry entrepreneurs, similar to the ones I met in Silicon Valley. India is the fastest growing start-up nation in the world," he added.
"We are proud of what is happening in India, and share Prime Minister's vision of digital India."
Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen
Digital India initiative would "transform India into a digitally-empowered" knowledge economy.
Prime Minister's vision of Digital India is exciting, he said.
It has the potential to uplift the entire society in India, he said
"I am sure Prime Minister Modi will take Digital India to greater heights," Narayen said, who was also moderating the discussion.
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Cisco CEO John Chambers
Describing Modi as "amazing ambassador" of India, Chambers endorsed Digital India, saying it has the potential to bring about great changes in India. The US and India would be "very strong together under your leadership", it said.
"You (Prime Minister Modi) will change the world and India. Your vision will happen. It takes a great deal of courage for a leader to do that," he added.
Chambers said one has to compete against one's ability to innovate, and not against other companies or countries.
Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs
Jacobs said that India is moving in the right direction under Modi's leadership.
Jacobs added that India already has more internet traffic on mobile devices than any other country in the world.
"If you can change India, you will change the world," he said, adding that the Internet is the second equalizer in life after education.
"We are extremely excited and motivated" by the Prime Minister's Digital India initiative.
Observing that mobile technology is changing everybody s life, he said India is poised to be a leader in digital technology.
"We are keen and focused on setting up a number of design houses to design products in India. We are extremely excited and motivated with Prime Minister's Digital India vision,' said Jacobs.
Jacobs announced $150 million funds to fuel innovation in Indian start-ups. He also announced Design India initiative and labs, saying it would help in 'Make in India' program.
Sharing Modi's vision of using the mobile phone as a key instrument of governance, he said: "India under Prime Minister Modi s leadership is moving in the right direction."
Ahead of the dinner, Apple CEO Tim Cook; Nadella and Pichai met Prime Minister Modi at his hotel in San Jose. Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Silicon Valley in more than three decades.
(With agency inputs)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "SV meet")
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}