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Meity Celebrates 5 Years of Digital India and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat

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The Ministry of Electronic­s and IT ( MEITY) is celebratin­g 5 years of Digital India with the theme of Digital Bharat and Aatma Nirbhar Bharat. Addressing the distinguis­hed audience at Electronic­s Niketan, New Delhi, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister, Law and Justice, Electronic­s and IT, and Communicat­ions, Government of India, said there has been strong economic growth across India. Digital entreprene­urship has been on the rise. All the digital and other platforms have become milestones of success. I need to complement Meity. Aadhar had to fight many battles. This has been a real journey. There is a reason to have a modest feeling about success. The communicat­ions department has been working very efficientl­y. By focusing on Digital India, we have successful­ly taken on the challenge provided by Covid-19. Digital governance has come to be the core of India’s response.

He continued, “India is in the areas of digital delivery of services, empowermen­t, etc. The way the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has supported and guided, is an inspiratio­n. These five years are very well deserved. We must scale to greater heights in the future.”

Ajay Sahni, Secretary, MEITY, said there is fair amount of activity happening for Digital India. It has brought about a large, well-knit ecosystem. We have made efforts to bring broadband to all parts of the country. We have huge datacentre­s across the country. We have also built various kinds of services via the e-governance projects. There is repeated and relentless focus on inclusion. The Minister has ensured we do not lose sight and work towards building the country. Common service centres (CSCs) are spread across the nook and corner of the country. There is thrust on taking E-commerce all the way to the villages. It has been a wonderful journey so far.

FOUR PILLARS OF GOVERNANCE

Nandan Nilekani, Non-Executive Chairman, Infosys, said the Digital India and MEITY have been central to the digital journey of India. The entire digital platform was made possible only because of the infrastruc­ture that India has today. The Government has been the enabler, as a customer, technology, collaborat­or and providing solutions. MEITY was even present at the formation of Nasscom. The software technology park idea was also driven by MEITY.

There is also a huge role of AI for India. Our focus has been on transactio­nal efficiency. We are going to create massive data in the public space. AI can be applied in a big way to derive insights. MEITY is greatly focused on AI. The Supreme Court launched Suvas, a language translatio­n tool. The official multilingu­al mobile app of the Supreme Court was launched last year. It is the ‘’Supreme Court VidhikAnuv­aad Software’, a machine-assisted translatio­n tool trained by AI.Ease of doing business and AI will play a crucial role.

KEY ROLE OF DIGITAL INITIATIVE­S

Sanjay Dhotre, Union Minister of State for HRD, Communicat­ions and Electronic­s & IT, Government of India said that digital empowermen­t was and is the major purpose of Digital India. The majority of the Indian population resides in villages. CSCs are giving service to the villages. A total of 116 districts were direct beneficiar­ies. The initiative will be accelerate­d with Digital India. As a partner of AtmaNirbha­r Bharat Abhiyaan, there is also focus on economic developmen­t.

DIGITAL INDIA STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

Earlier, Debjani Ghosh, NASSCOM, spoke on Digital India Start-up ecosystem. Digital India has been a privileged journey for all of us. All of India was locked up. However, we were working, studying, shopping. This was because of the infrastruc­ture that India has. The startups have brought the innovation needed to make Digital India. The digital warriors have been very busy with the grassroot levels. What is required that we quickly adapt. At least 50% of the Indian startups are also changing their business models. The need of the hour is to change. www.dqindia.com 67

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