India and Cuba identify field for digital cooperation

India and Cuba agreed to collaborate on digital transformation, the main outcome of the meeting of the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of India, Alkesh Kumar Sharma, and the Deputy Minister of Communications of Cuba, Grisel Reyes.

The Cuban official, who is visiting India at the head of a delegation of specialists, told the Prensa Latina that representatives of both countries identified important cooperation opportunities for digital transformation.

Reyes pointed out that the parties seek to share open source platforms to implement government services, training projects and education in emerging technologies, as well as the creation of a high-performance computing center, among other initiatives.

The Cuban Deputy Minister of Communications and the experts who accompany her also held a meeting with the board of directors of the National Association of Software and Services Companies.

During a forum in New Delhi organized by the Economic Trade Organization of India at the headquarters of the Federation of Exporters of India, Reyes highlighted the possibilities of joint work between companies from the two countries to enter the market technology in Latin America.

Among the areas of interest are artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, as well as other sectors in which both parties could be linked without difficulty.

The Cuban delegation also participates in the Indiasoft 2023 international exhibition and conference of information and communication technologies, which is the favorite meeting point for Indian technology developers and consumers from all over the world.

The forum is considered the largest technological event, with delegates from more than 60 countries and 1,500 national electronics, hardware and information technology exhibitors participating in it.