Modi: Use tech for development, not destruction

DUBAI: AT A SUMMIT IN DUBAI, MODI EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER ATTEMPTS BY SOME PEOPLE TO RADICALISE THE CYBER SPACE WITH USE OF TECHNOLOGY

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday voiced concern over attempts to radicalise the cyber space by jihadists and asked governments to guard against the misuse of technology, saying it must be used as a means to development, not destruction.

In a keynote address at the World Government Summit in Dubai on the second day of his two-day visit to the UAE, Modi rued that even after all the development, poverty and malnutrition have still not been eliminated.

“On the other side we are investing large portion of money, time and resources on missiles and bombs. We must use technology as a means to development, not destruction,” he told the gathering that included Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the vice president and prime minister of UAE and the ruler of Dubai.

He expressed concern over attempts by some people to radicalise the cyber space with the use of technology, referring to its use by jihadists to recruit cadres online.

India is the ‘Guest Country’ at the sixth edition of the World Government Summit, which is being attended by more than 4,000 participants from 140 countries.

“It is a matter of pride for not only me but also the 125 crore people of India that I have been called as the chief guest at the World Government Summit,” Modi said.

He hailed the use of technology