US President Donald Trump has presented top national honours for scientific and technological achievements to six prominent technology leaders, including Indian origin Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. He praised their contributions to innovation, saying their work has helped strengthen the United States' position in the global technology sector.

During the New Golden Age Summit, Nadella and Michael Dell, founder of Dell Technologies, received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, Google co founder Sergey Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su were awarded the National Medal of Science. The ceremony highlighted achievements across artificial intelligence, semiconductor development, cloud computing and space exploration.

Trump praised Nadella for guiding Microsoft's growth into a leading global technology company and expanding its role in artificial intelligence. He also highlighted Nadella's efforts to strengthen the company's cloud computing services and make its technology more accessible to businesses, students and consumers around the world.

The award citation recognised Nadella's leadership in adapting Microsoft to the cloud computing era and developing the infrastructure needed to support the creation and worldwide use of advanced artificial intelligence technologies.