IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Thursday held an extensive consultation with IT honchos and sought the industry's active involvement in social initiatives, ahead of Prime Minister's townhall with technology professionals slated for October 24.
The IT minister -- who chaired a two-hour meeting with IT industry stalwarts on Thursday -- said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a town hall in Delhi on October 24 with tech professionals across the country to "enthuse and inspire them" to make India's digital story, one of social inclusion.
Emerging from the meeting with IT industry leaders, Prasad said companies in technology and electronics domain have vowed to come together for "social action", and ideas thrown up during the brainstorming session include volunteering for social cause, and a co-ordinated CSR (corporate social responsibility) outreach on a common platform.
"On October 24, the PM will hold a town hall event in Delhi, where there will be thousands of IT professionals...he will also speak to CEOs and IT professionals in over a dozen locations to enthuse and inspire them to make India's digital story, one of social inclusion," the minister said.
Prasad later tweeted: "PM will launch a digital platform to share best practices, convergence of CSR initiatives and engagement of volunteers from IT companies who are keen on contributing for development works and act as agents of change."
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