India is committed to open, safe , secure and dynamic cyberspace: Sushma Swaraj.

Pitching for the government's flagship Digital India campaign in front of a global audience, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 25 November said that India is committed to an open, safe, secure, inclusive, democratic and dynamic cyber space.

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"The Digital India programme is focused on three key vision areas," Sushma Swaraj said while delivering the valedictory address at the closing ceremony of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 2017.

"One, infrastructure as a utility to every citizen, two, governance and services on demand, and three, digital empowerment of citizens," she said. Sushma Swaraj said that the Digital India programme has the potential to truly transform India from a developing to a developed knowledge economy.

She also pointed out that the very dynamic and evolving nature of cyberspace has brought cyber issues to the centre-stage of development polity, crime prevention and investigation, expansion of economy and trade, national and international security.

"The fact that all forms of activities — political , social, economic and development - which are now conducted and connected in cyber space has not only expedited the pace of growth, but also brought forth a new set of challenges for which no pre-set solutions exist," Sushma Swaraj said while dwelling on threats in the digital space.

GCCS 2017 was attended by around 3,900 delegates, including 800 foreign delegates, with 139 countries being represented in the event. This was the first time that the event, which was first held in London in 2011, was organised outside the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day fifth edition of the GCCS on 23 November.