With more than 4,100 enterprises, India is
the third-largest base of tech startups in the world and the number is set to
grow manifold over the next few years, technology giant Google said today.
Highlighting the boom in India's tech
sector in recent years, Google India head Rajan Anandan said a connected India
with access to the web will empower Indians further, helping businesses grow
and create growth for the Indian economy.
"At over 4,100 enterprises, India has
the third-highest number of tech startups in the world, this number is expected
to reach several thousand by 2020," he added in a blogpost.
India is home to over 300 million Internet
users and another 200 million Indians are expected to come online by 2017.
By 2018, eight million Indian companies
are expected to connect and perform transactions online.
As part of the company's initiatives, Google
has launched a website (http://digitalindia.withgoogle.com/intl/en-in) to
showcase how digital revolution is unfolding in India.
"With real stories of entrepreneurs
and small and medium businesses, this destination showcases how they're
achieving their dreams, goals and aspirations, and how Google is enabling them
in these achievements," he said.
The launch comes days ahead of the visit
of Google CEO Sundar Pichai to India.
During his visit, the India-born CEO is
expected to meet President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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