Goyal Urges India to Dominate Cloud Market, Boost Local Tech Talent

• Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal emphasized capturing a larger share of the data processing and cloud market.
• He advocated for employing more talent locally in India instead of deploying them overseas.
• Goyal highlighted India's potential in AI, especially applied AI, and the benefits of local job creation.
• India aims to double clean energy availability to 500 gigawatts by 2030 to support data center growth.
• Niti Ayog report recommends industry shift to AI-enabled solutions, R&D, and IP creation in fast-growing sectors.