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<v ->Good afternoon, everyone.</v>

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My name is Rajiv Gupta.

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I'm a managing director and senior partner at BCG,

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but the hat I wear today is really being honored

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and humbled for being the knowledge partner

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for B20 Digital Transformation Task Force.

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This is a task force that was brought

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under the broader ambit of India's 2023 G20 presidency.

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We were successful in bringing leaders

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from large businesses, international organizations,

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and emerging technology firms to solve the pressing issues

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of, you guessed it right, digital transformation.

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Through the last eight months, we brought 10 co-chairs

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and over 150 members to understand the key challenges,

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drive tangible outcomes

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through broadly policy recommendations.

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Rajesh Gopinathan, former CEO and MD of TCS

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and Roshni Nadar, chairperson of HCL,

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were the co-chairs who ably guided

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and sponsored this initiative.

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We have been privileged to be part

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of many of these journeys, and what we have realized

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is that besides an understanding of technology,

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what a successful journey looks like requires collaboration,

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shared knowledge, and deep commitment to innovation.

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That is where the role of the B20 task force

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really comes to bear, it makes this happen.

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It brings together visionary leaders, industry experts

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and policy makers to be able to collaborate.

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It brings together thought partners to share the knowledge

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and I discuss the policy makers,

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that's where we all come together to sign the commitments

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to really make it happen on the ground.

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Some of the achievements over the last eight months

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is that we've been able to come up with recommendations

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that will catalyze connectivity,

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promote digital literacy, develop skills,

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encourage digital adoption by SMEs,

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and most importantly, strengthen

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core cross-border cybersecurity.

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We will have constructed a digital landscape

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that is beneficial to all

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and not only beneficial in pure monetary terms,

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but also secure and sustainable.

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