New Delhi, June 27 -- As the Digital India programme completes 11 years on July 1, the government on Saturday highlighted a shift in its focus towards artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor manufacturing, saying it has approved investments worth Rs 1.64 lakh crore across 12 semiconductor projects while building a national AI ecosystem backed by over 45,000 GPUs.

According to a Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) release, Digital India is entering its next phase with a stronger focus on frontier technologies after spending the past decade expanding digital infrastructure, financial inclusion and citizen services.

"Having built the foundational layer of digital infrastructure, financial inclusion and citizen...