All about Google to invest $10 Billion in India in India Digitization Fund.
                     All about Google to invest $10 Billion in 
India in India Digitization Fund
INTRODUCTION
• Google will invest $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years with the aim 
of consolidating its position in the digital ecosystem.
• India is the world’s fifth-largest economy that is emerging as a battleground for 
global internet giants.
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ABOUT THE INVESTMENT
• Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s outlay for India — nearly double the $5.7 billion 
investment made by rival Facebook in the digital platform of India.
• The investment has done in the largest conglomerate Reliance Industries in April — 
will be deployed through a mix of investments and partnerships.
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  AREA OF INVESTMENT
• First, enabling affordable access and information for every Indian in their own 
language, whether it’s Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi or any other
• Second, building new products and services that are deeply relevant to India’s 
unique needs
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  AREA OF INVESTMENT
• Third, empowering businesses as they continue to embark on their digital 
transformation.
• Fourth, leveraging technology and AI for social good, in areas like health, education 
and agriculture.
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INDIAN DIGITAL MARKET
• More than 500 million people in India are online today and over 450 million smart 
phones are in active use in the country.
• There’s still more work to do in order to make the internet affordable and useful 
for a billion Indians.
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WORLD INTERNET MARKET
• Google, like every other American tech giant, makes only a fraction of its revenue 
from the world’s largest internet market. 
• But that does not appear to be a priority for any American or Chinese tech giant in 
India that is currently searching for the next hundreds of millions of users.
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EXPERT OPINION
• Experts said that such investments are fine but should be scrutinised carefully.
• They also highlighted the urgency of enacting the privacy law.
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FOCUS OF INDIA DIGITIZATION
• Enabling affordable access and information
• Building new product and services
• Empowering business in digital transformation
• Leveraging tech for social good in health and education
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Focus on companies that can 
build for India
• The mega-investment plans are also one way to combat the issue, which has seen 
a pushback from other US technology companies as well. 
• Investing in a country directly is the best way to address the problem in the long 
run.
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