6 Years of Digital India: How Successful has PM Modi's Plan Been?
3 years, 9 months ago

6 Years of Digital India: How Successful has PM Modi's Plan Been?

The Quint  

Yet, initiatives under Digital India have been frequently beset with implementation issues, sometimes due to the lack of backing legislation and policy, often due to poor planning and foresight. With the Personal Data Protection Bill mired in controversy, and no coherent national encryption policy, nor any robust cybersecurity measures, the Aadhaar database has been hit by multiple breaches. Unsecured public buckets and endpoints—one related to Indane, and another to BHIM—further damage citizens’ trust and call into question the security and integrity of Digital India projects. The report also notes bureaucratic delays in granting tenders, and in right of way permissions between the implementing bodies on the one hand and public sector bodies like the National Highways Authority of India that control connecting infrastructure like roads and cable ducts on the other.

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PM Modi highlights digital connectivity's role in education, healthcare
3 weeks, 6 days ago

PM Modi highlights digital connectivity's role in education, healthcare

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a post-budget webinar centered around employment generation and investment in people, the economy, and innovation. One of the major sessions on 'Broadband Connectivity to Government Secondary Schools and Primary Health Centres' showcased the revolutionary effect of digital programs in rural India. The programme is designed to overcome the digital divide by increasing e-learning, virtual …

Laying the digital path to a developed India
4 weeks ago

Laying the digital path to a developed India

Hindustan Times  

In Baramati, Maharashtra, a small farmer is rewriting the rules of agriculture with Artificial Intelligence. Building AI — compute, data, and innovation: Semiconductors and electronics form the backbone, while DPI serves as the driving force propelling India’s tech revolution. The government is facilitating the development of India’s own foundational models, including Large Language Models and problem-specific AI solutions tailored to …

93 lakh households set to be part of digital revolution in Telangana
1 month, 2 weeks ago

93 lakh households set to be part of digital revolution in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Stating that Telangana was set to usher in a digital revolution, IT Minister D Sridhar Babu on Wednesday said that 93 lakh households were poised to receive seamless internet connectivity. Addressing a World Bank delegation at the Secretariat, Sridhar Babu elaborated on the transformative T-Fiber initiative, which aims to equip every home in the state with high-speed internet access. …

Amazon and SpaceX Want In on India’s Satellite Internet Market
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Amazon and SpaceX Want In on India’s Satellite Internet Market

Bloomberg  

For years, a stash of computers has been gathering dust at a local school in Daringbadi, a village nestled into the lush hillside of India’s eastern state of Odisha that’s reachable only by twisting mountain roads. If satellite internet providers such as Elon Musk ’s Starlink or any number of rivals were allowed to operate in India, it would be …

Budget 2025: Paving the way for a digital and inclusive India
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Budget 2025: Paving the way for a digital and inclusive India

New Indian Express  

The Union Budget charts a bold path toward India’s emergence as a global economic powerhouse, prioritising digital infrastructure, innovation, and sustainability as key drivers of growth. Digital infrastructure: The engine of growth India’s digital infrastructure is the primary focus in this year’s budget. The government’s dedication to establishing India as a global center for technological development is demonstrated by the …

India’s advanced digital public infrastructure in focus at Panjab University lecture
2 months ago

India’s advanced digital public infrastructure in focus at Panjab University lecture

Hindustan Times  

Management consultant and chairperson of the central capacity building commission, Adil Zainulbhai, said India has the best digital infrastructure in the world in many areas, designed by young Indians, many of whom were students. He was delivering a colloquium lecture in Panjab University on Thursday on n the topic “Digital Public Infrastructure and How It Changes India.” Adil Zainulbhai, chairperson …

India’s drive to globalize Digital Public Infrastructure: Time to take stock
2 months, 1 week ago

India’s drive to globalize Digital Public Infrastructure: Time to take stock

Live Mint  

Among the main thrusts of India’s G20 presidency was the globalization of our approach to Digital Public Infrastructure. Various developed countries made commitments to fund DPI rollouts, and the Quad went so far as to announce a set of principles for the development and deployment of DPI in third countries. When DPI emerged as a priority area in the Global …

Centre to give automatic ‘Right of Way’ permissions for BharatNet project
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Centre to give automatic ‘Right of Way’ permissions for BharatNet project

Hindustan Times  

Government entities, such as public works departments, will now automatically give permissions to lay down optical fibre in rural areas under the BharatNet Project after the central government notified the initiative as a “special project” in “public interest” under the Telecommunications Rules, 2024, that came into effect on January 1. “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule of rule …

Public entities to automatically grant nod to lay optical fibre
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Public entities to automatically grant nod to lay optical fibre

Hindustan Times  

Public entities will now automatically grant permissions for laying optical fibre in rural areas under the BharatNet Project after the central government designated it as a “special project” in “public interest” under the Telecommunications Rules, 2024, effective January 1. Public entities to automatically grant nod to lay optical fibre “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule of rule 12 …

PM Modi shares key highlights of Indias transformative achievements in 2024 | Check details
3 months ago

PM Modi shares key highlights of Indias transformative achievements in 2024 | Check details

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a series of tweets marking the end of 2024, reflected on the significant strides made by India in various sectors over the past year. Rural development and empowerment Since the onset of Modi’s government in 2014, a key focus has been improving the lives of people in rural India. With 4G connectivity reaching over 6 …

We should deal with technological transformations with utmost care
3 months, 1 week ago

We should deal with technological transformations with utmost care

Live Mint  

Without a doubt, the biggest disappointment of 2024 has to be the fact that India’s data protection law is still not in force despite having managed to get through both houses of Parliament in record time in 2023. On the other hand, what is most gratifying is the pace at which India’s digital public infrastructure approach gained acceptance around the …

Yearender 2024: A look at 10 big announcements by Modi government
3 months, 1 week ago

Yearender 2024: A look at 10 big announcements by Modi government

India TV News  

Yearender 2024: A look at 10 big announcements by Modi government Yearender 2024: The Modi government introduced several transformative policies and initiatives aimed at uplifting underprivileged communities and accelerating India’s development across various sectors. Gati Shakti National Master Plan Expansion In 2024, the central government expanded the 'Gati Shakti National Master Plan' to enhance infrastructure connectivity across the country. Pradhan …

Yearender 2024: From tariff hikes to increasing spam calls, how this year shaped telecom sector in India
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Yearender 2024: From tariff hikes to increasing spam calls, how this year shaped telecom sector in India

India TV News  

As 2024 draws to a close, it’s a great time to reflect on the events that shaped the year, especially in the telecom sector. Tariff Increases One of the biggest developments this year was the increase in mobile service prices by major telecom companies like Jio, Airtel, and Vi. In response, the government developed new tools using artificial intelligence and …

‘Internet for every household’ project to be launched soon in Hyderabad
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Internet for every household’ project to be launched soon in Hyderabad

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The state government is set to provide internet connectivity to every household in phases through the Telangana Fiber Grid project at a minimal cost of Rs 300. Officials say the internet rollout will enable rural residents to access smart TVs and allow students to take online tutorials. According to a short-term tender floated by Telangana Technology Services in September, …

India Eyes Satellite Networks for Connectivity Boost: Telecom Minister Scindia
4 months, 3 weeks ago

India Eyes Satellite Networks for Connectivity Boost: Telecom Minister Scindia

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday hinted that the government is looking at the evolution of satellite communication networks or non-terrestrial networks with great optimism and believes it will open up new frontiers in communication technologies besides connecting the unconnected. “The non-terrestrial networks will ignite the advent of new applications and advance the resolve of the government …

Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure
5 months, 1 week ago

Transforming India's Economy: The Power of Digital Public Infrastructure

Live Mint  

The article highlights the importance of digitalization in transforming India's economy. It emphasizes the role of open platforms and collaboration between the public and private sectors in building a robust digital infrastructure. The government's initiatives, such as the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), demonstrate the government's commitment to fostering a digital economy.

​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure
8 months, 1 week ago

​Shock-proof state: On an outage and a democratic digital infrastructure

The Hindu  

A bright light fell on the extent of the world’s dependence on information technologies when on July 19, supermarkets, banks, hospitals, airports, and many other services in between suffered a simultaneous blackout after a common software solution they used glitched. This requires a ‘Digital India’ push that is cognisant of software solutions’ relationship with digital privacy and data sovereignty, layered …

Ep6: Is India prepared for the next telecom revolution? | The Interface podcast
8 months, 1 week ago

Ep6: Is India prepared for the next telecom revolution? | The Interface podcast

The Hindu  

Behind the seamless experience of an internet call lies a complex ecosystem of networking infrastructure. When you call a friend using a WhatsApp service, your voice is converted into digital data packets that zip through a maze of routers, switches, and servers before reaching your friend’s device, where they’re reassembled into sound. This process, which happens in milliseconds, relies on …

Public digital infrastructure must bridge every digital divide
1 year, 4 months ago

Public digital infrastructure must bridge every digital divide

Live Mint  

Among the concerns often raised in connection with the proliferation of digital public infrastructure is the worry that nations that are reliant on digital systems for the delivery of public services will end up excluding those incapable of accessing these digital solutions from the benefits these systems were built to offer. What this means is that, even today, large segments …

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape
1 year, 5 months ago

How the Digital India Act will shape the future of the country’s cyber landscape

The Hindu  

October 09, 2023 08:30 am | Updated 08:30 am IST Nations worldwide are grappling with the need to update their legal frameworks to adapt to the evolving digital landscape. The recent announcement of the Digital India Act 2023 represents a significant step towards establishing a future-ready legal framework for the country’s burgeoning digital ecosystem. The primary motivation behind the DIA …

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure
1 year, 6 months ago

G20: ‘India has done in 6 years what would take 50’: World Bank lauds India’s digital public infrastructure

Firstpost  

India has developed some of the finest digital public goods infrastructure which could change lives the world over. Lauding India’s Digital Public Infrastructure, the World Bank has said that what the country has achieved in just six years would have otherwise taken about five decades. Highlighted the key measures taken by the Modi government in shaping the Digital Public Infrastructure …

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'
1 year, 6 months ago

World Bank lauds India's digital infra impact: 'Five-decade journey in 6 years'

Hindustan Times  

The World Bank has lauded the transformative impact of Digital Public Infrastructures in India in the past decade under the Narendra Modi-led government. The document, prepared by the World Bank as part of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, highlighted the measures taken by the Modi government and the pivotal role of government policy and regulation in shaping the …

‘Future Alliance’ part of India’s big G20 push
1 year, 6 months ago

‘Future Alliance’ part of India’s big G20 push

Hindustan Times  

The G20 summit under the Indian presidency is likely to see the emergence of an India-led multilateral and multi-stakeholder institution dedicated to taking the Indian experience of digital public infrastructure global — the One Future Alliance. OFA will aim to build capacity, provide funding, offer technical assistance and synergise global efforts in the domain of DPI and will be supplemented …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18

News 18  

For centuries, Western perception of countries like India has been coloured by orientalist narratives, an idea embedded deep within the philosophical works of thinkers like Edward Said in Orientalism. The world watched in amazement as Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Volker Wissing, used India’s Unified Payments Interface to pay a vegetable vendor, illustrating India’s prowess in digital public …

Modi hails Digital India's solutions
1 year, 7 months ago

Modi hails Digital India's solutions

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that India's diversity makes it an ideal testing ground for solutions and added that solutions that succeed in India can easily be replicated worldwide. Speaking at the G20 Digital Economy Ministers' Meet, held in Bengaluru via video message, Modi also highlighted that India's digital public infrastructure offers scalable, secure, and inclusive …

Union Cabinet approves ₹14,903 cr for expansion of Digital India programme
1 year, 7 months ago

Union Cabinet approves ₹14,903 cr for expansion of Digital India programme

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the expansion of the Digital India programme with an outlay of ₹14,903 crore. Union electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that it will boost the digital economy of India, drive digital access to services and support the country’s IT and electronics ecosystem. The minister said that …

Defining the Digital public infrastructure approach
1 year, 7 months ago

Defining the Digital public infrastructure approach

Hindustan Times  

This policy brief aims to lay out a common definition of digital public infrastructure, as understood through India's experience, but one that must be applied and adopted across jurisdictions. India’s DPI approach is also increasingly finding mention in multiple multilateral and bilateral conversations including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, which recently adopted India’s approach to DPI. India-EU’s Trade and Technology Cooperation …

Cabinet approves investment of ₹1.3 lakh crore in Bharat Net
1 year, 7 months ago

Cabinet approves investment of ₹1.3 lakh crore in Bharat Net

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet has approved an allotment of ₹1,39,579 crore for the next phase of Bharat Net to make 5G network available to remote areas of the country, according to government officials. “With a system of ring topology, we plan to reach 6.4 lakh villages within the next two years from the current 1.94 lakh connected villages under …

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries
1 year, 9 months ago

India likely to offer digital infra to several countries

Live Mint  

India is in talks with a number of developing countries to extend its digital public infrastructure partnerships, according to persons aware of the matter. According to the persons cited above, India is now in talks with several countries in the global South, including in Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia, to extend these DPI partnerships. Digital public infrastructure has become …

DC Edit | Kerala goes for the digital divide
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Kerala goes for the digital divide

Deccan Chronicle  

The Kerala government’s newly-launched Kerala Fibre Optic Network project is yet another episode in the real Kerala story. A joint venture of the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd and the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd, the project will make use of the extensive network of the former to reach wired connections to the last household in the state. In …

Accelerating development with India’s digital highways
2 years ago

Accelerating development with India’s digital highways

Hindustan Times  

With growing consensus around its role as a driver of innovation and inclusion at population scale, Digital Public Infrastructure has found its way into key priorities at the highest levels of policy making in India. While the first phase of creating the core, foundational digital public infrastructure in India - DPI 1.0 - has been a big success, the current …

Use Good Elements of Technology to Transform Society: Minister Vaishnaw on AI, and Expanding Indian IT
2 years ago

Use Good Elements of Technology to Transform Society: Minister Vaishnaw on AI, and Expanding Indian IT

News 18  

“Today, India is being recognised as the highest AI talent concentration country”, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at News18 Chaupal on Monday, adding that the country is also at the chairmanship of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence – an initiative to advance human-centric and AI development. He stressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Digital India, which was launched …

The world can learn from India’s digital public infra experience
2 years ago

The world can learn from India’s digital public infra experience

Hindustan Times  

Last week, the Digital Economy Working Group of G20 met for the first time under India’s presidency. We draw from a recent study of three state-level digital ecosystems for the delivery of social protection and observe the following learnings for India to take to a global stage: First, well-defined data privacy and security laws are critical to the success of …

The Public Digital Platforms Opportunity for India at G20
2 years, 2 months ago

The Public Digital Platforms Opportunity for India at G20

News 18  

The 21st century has seen a boom in building transformative technological and digital solutions to cater to different social and economic challenges. The concept of technology becoming a fulcrum for development has showcased the numerous ways in which different platforms and digital infrastructure can be built to ensure public service delivery as well as streamline governance. Leveraging the Network Effects …

Significant Work Done, Draft Digital India Act Framework By Early 2023: MoS IT
2 years, 4 months ago

Significant Work Done, Draft Digital India Act Framework By Early 2023: MoS IT

ABP News  

New Delhi: A significant amount of work has been done on proposed Digital India Act, and the draft legislative framework to support 'India's techade' is expected by early 2023, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. Asked about the status of Digital India Act, which will replace the IT Act, Chandrasekhar said: "A significant amount of work has …

Significant work done, draft Digital India Act framework by early 2023: MoS IT
2 years, 4 months ago

Significant work done, draft Digital India Act framework by early 2023: MoS IT

The Hindu  

A significant amount of work has been done on proposed Digital India Act, and the draft legislative framework to support 'India's techade' is expected by early 2023, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. Asked about the status of Digital India Act, which will replace the IT Act, Mr. Chandrasekhar said: "A significant amount of work has been …

Launch of 5G services | This is not just India’s decade, it is the century of India, says PM Modi
2 years, 6 months ago

Launch of 5G services | This is not just India’s decade, it is the century of India, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Indian mobile phone users will soon be able to experience ultra high Internet speeds via 5G wireless technology with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the next generation mobile network on Saturday. Telecom industry titans — Reliance Industries Limited CMD Mukesh Ambani, Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla — shared the stage with …

‘Many people made fun of my Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision’: PM Modi at 5G launch
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Many people made fun of my Aatmanirbhar Bharat vision’: PM Modi at 5G launch

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the 5G technology in India and said this is a major step in the vision of Digital India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Talking about the 4 pillars of Digital India, PM Modi said, "We emphasised the price of the digital device, the connectivity, the price of data and the vision of digital first." 'Even …

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION
2 years, 6 months ago

Digital India: The Indian way | OPINION

India Today  

The digital policies that are being picked up in India do not really reflect the digital issues that are important from an India perspective. While India is hurtling in an accelerated manner towards an ever-increasing digitalisation of our economy and of our society, we also need to ensure that it is happening the Indian way, supporting the issues that are …

Explained | What are the challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment?
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained | What are the challenges of fiberisation ahead of India’s 5G deployment?

The Hindu  

The story so far: India is preparing to auction off about 72 Ghz of airwaves to rollout 5G services in the country. As a result, fibre backhaul remains an important part of transport across all telecoms, Sajan Paul, Managing Director & Country Manager, India & SAARC, Juniper Networks, a telecom infrastructure company, told The Hindu. Global network intelligence firm Ookla …

India has eliminated all queues by going online: PM
2 years, 8 months ago

India has eliminated all queues by going online: PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar: Praising the role of digital technology in changing the lives of people of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India has eliminated queues or lines by going online and offering a host of services. Highlighting the importance of his government's Digital India Mission, Modi said time will not wait for a country which does not adopt …

Atmanirbhar Networks: The upcoming 5G and BharatNet | OPINION
2 years, 10 months ago

Atmanirbhar Networks: The upcoming 5G and BharatNet | OPINION

India Today  

In the summer of 2007, I was lugging around a presentation on the dangers of letting our network be run on components from countries that viewed India as an adversary. More importantly, the Indian government formally adopted the concept of Atmanirbhar, which puts us on a path to tightening the security of our technology-driven systems, including defence and the critical …

UPI, CoWIN, ONDC: Public Digital Infrastructure Has Put India on the Fast Lane of Tech-led Growth
2 years, 10 months ago

UPI, CoWIN, ONDC: Public Digital Infrastructure Has Put India on the Fast Lane of Tech-led Growth

News 18  

“Government 2.0, then, is the use of technology – especially the collaborative technologies at the heart of Web 2.0 – to better solve collective problems at a city, state, national, and international level”, Tim O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of O’Reilly Media said in a paper published in 2010. This paper is considered the origination of the term “Government as a …

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy
2 years, 11 months ago

India’s e-belt-and-road initiative for digital diplomacy

Live Mint  

As of 2021, India had issued more than 1.3 billion digital identity cards via its Aadhaar platform and over 1.1 billion digital vaccine certificates through its CoWin platform. Aadhaar’s open architecture that allows for scalability and vendor neutrality has already had several countries approaching India to either replicate the model or take note of its technology to develop their own …

ABP Ideas Of India: How can India Leverage The Power of Digitalization for Bettering its Future
3 years ago

ABP Ideas Of India: How can India Leverage The Power of Digitalization for Bettering its Future

ABP News  

New Delhi: NR Narayana Murthy, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Infosys on Friday spoke on "Leveraging Digital Technology: Bettering India's Future" at ABP Network's first "Ideas Of India" Summit and said that without digitalisation there cannot be a better India, adding that digitalisation can accelerate national development. WATCH | ABP Ideas of India, Day 1 - LIVE Murthy highlighted that national …

A robust digital transformation mission roadmap
3 years, 5 months ago

A robust digital transformation mission roadmap

New Indian Express  

India has registered a multi-fold increase in digital adoption, making it the second-largest consumer internet market. The government has taken major initiatives under the Digital India programme to provide internet access and connectivity to all areas, including rural and remote locations. India has a large optical fibre cable network in the public and private sector that constitutes its digital highways …

Govt Plans Mega Drive to Brief Villagers About Benefits of Broadband Internet at Doorstep - News18
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt Plans Mega Drive to Brief Villagers About Benefits of Broadband Internet at Doorstep - News18

News 18  

Does a villager know how they can benefit from broadband internet being delivered to their doorstep by the Narendra Modi government? “The objective of the campaigns is to generate awareness about BharatNet and to promote its advantages and benefits to the public and showcase the intended benefits to rural population in terms of awareness and affordable access to government welfare …

India to host first Internet Governance Forum in October
3 years, 7 months ago

India to host first Internet Governance Forum in October

India TV News  

India will host the first Internet Governance Forum in the country that will be planned for three days, starting from October 20, this year. India Internet Governance coordination committee for IIGF-2021 features Anil Kumar Jain as Chairman, TV Ramchandran as Vice-Chairman, Jaijeet Bhattacharya as Vice Chairman, Dr Rajat Moona as Vice-Chairman and approximately 12 members representing Government, Civil Society, Industries, …

Digital India completes 6 years: 2020s will be India's techade, says Modi; key highlights of PM's speech
3 years, 9 months ago

Digital India completes 6 years: 2020s will be India's techade, says Modi; key highlights of PM's speech

Firstpost  

Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work is underway on all aspects of data protection Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said that India’s proven tech prowess presents massive opportunity for the country, and exuded confidence …

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