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Digital Villages to be set up by India in four ASEAN countries

Kolkata, Nov 29 (UNI) Pilot digital villages will be set up in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, together called the CLMV countries, as a part of Indo-ASEAN digital connectivity plan.
The plan is being focussed upon, stated Anurag Bhushan, Joint Secretary – ASEAN-ML in the Union Ministry of External Affairs in Kolkata today.
While speaking at a session on ‘Indo-ASEAN Partnership: Ensuring peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond’ organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Mr Bhushan also said, this digital connectivity will not only include fibre optics, but also showcase hardware technologies, software capabilities like e-services and various packages. Depending upon the acceptance and market for it, further expansion will be deliberated upon, said the Joint Secretary.
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