[India] - With initial $25m, PM proposes a fund for DPI in Global South

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday proposed the setting up of a Social Impact Fund to implement digital public
infrastructure (DPI) in countries of the Global South and called for global regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) to make it safe for
an initial amount of $25 million for this
He said the decision at the G20 summit in September to create a DPI repository has been implemented and over 50 DPIs from 16 countries have
been included in it.India had projected its success with DPI such as Aadhaar, UPI, Co-Win and others during its presidency of the G20 and
proposed to share its experience with other countries, particularly in the Global South.Calling for using technology safely in the age of
work together on the global regulation of AI
Understanding the seriousness of deepfakes, how dangerous it is for society and for an individual, we have to move forward
society.He said India is organising the Global AI partnership summit and sought cooperation of G20 members.Modi cited the success of the
aspirational districts programme as an example of the progress of sustainable development goals (SDGs) at the local level and urged the G20
There has been a call to triple the use of renewable energy by 2030..
The need to take climate finance from billions to trillions has been recognised
of the Russia-Ukraine war that had created a deep divide in the group of developed and emerging economies.The PM said a new working group on
women empowerment has also been formed
India had pushed for women-led development as a key theme under its presidency.