93 lakh households set to be part of digital revolution in Telangana
1 month, 1 week 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. The World Bank delegation, led by Vaijanti Desai and Kimberly Johns, visited these villages – Hajipally, Maddur, Sangupet and Adavi Srirampur to witness first-hand the impact of digital connectivity on local communities. The meeting was attended by IT department’s Deputy Secretary Bhavesh Mishra, T-Fiber MD Venu Prasad and senior World Bank representatives Ishira Mehta, Arun Sharma and Siew Sanz Ng.

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India’s advanced digital public infrastructure in focus at Panjab University lecture
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

‘Internet for every household’ project to be launched soon in Hyderabad
3 months, 2 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, …

U.P. unveils major reforms to boost digital connectivity
4 months ago

U.P. unveils major reforms to boost digital connectivity

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh government is implementing reforms to enhance digital connectivity across the state, making it a leader in the telecom sector, according to a government spokesperson. Departments must refund 90% of public property usage fees within 15 days of application, with rejections requiring reasons within seven days. The government will utilise utility ducts under Smart City projects for telecom …

India Eyes Satellite Networks for Connectivity Boost: Telecom Minister Scindia
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Fibre network to be set up in all villages: IT Minister D Sridhar Babu
6 months ago

Fibre network to be set up in all villages: IT Minister D Sridhar Babu

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: IT Minister D Sridhar Babu has announced that an internet fibre network would be established through T-Fibre in every village across the state, in tandem with the policies of the Union government. Sridhar alleged that BRS leaders were thinking of removing the statue of Rajiv Gandhi statue at the Secretariat to garner praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and …

Robust digital infrastructure set to bring gigabit connectivity to over 100 million Indians by 2030
10 months, 1 week ago

Robust digital infrastructure set to bring gigabit connectivity to over 100 million Indians by 2030

India TV News  

As India continues to build a robust and resilient core digital infrastructure, the nation can achieve gigabit connectivity to all households or at least 100-110 million households by 2030, industry experts stated. Furthermore, fixed broadband subscriptions in India are at a mere 2.85 per 100 people, and almost one-fourth of the global average. "With fixed broadband data usage reaching 10-20 …

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 …

From Orientalism to Digital Leadership - News18
1 year, 6 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 …

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 …

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 …

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Women, Unemployed, Rural Poor Lagging Due to Digital Divide: Oxfam India Report

News 18  

The percentage of men owning phones is as high as 61 per cent while only 31 per cent of women-owned phones in 2021, according to a new report, which claimed that India’s growing inequalities based on caste, religion, gender, class, and geographic location are being worryingly replicated in the digital space. Oxfam India’s latest ‘India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide’ …

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, 7 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 …

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 …

6 Years of Digital India: How Successful has PM Modi's Plan Been?
3 years, 8 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 …

Bringing the Internet to everyone
4 years, 6 months ago

Bringing the Internet to everyone

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the influence of technology in our lives. They find themselves unable to get access to health and welfare alerts, critical services, engage in upskilling or learning, or take part in economic activities without potentially exposing themselves to the virus. Kerala, my home State, with India’s second highest Internet penetration rate, is attempting to conduct all …

Renewed Digital India push: PM assures OFC to each village in 3 years
4 years, 7 months ago

Renewed Digital India push: PM assures OFC to each village in 3 years

India TV News  

Renewed Digital India push: PM assures OFC to each village in 3 years Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that every village in the country will be connected by the optical fibre cable in the next 1,000 days, nearly 3 years. Giving a new fillip to the Digital India vision Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced that every …

Villages Across India to Get Fiber Internet in The Next 1000 Days: PM Modi
4 years, 7 months ago

Villages Across India to Get Fiber Internet in The Next 1000 Days: PM Modi

News 18  

Marking the completion of 73 years of India's independence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that over 6 lakh villages of India will get high-speed internet via optical fibers in the next 1000 days. In the coming 1,000 days, every village in the country will be connected with optical fiber," said PM Modi. The biggest announcement made by PM @narendramodi in …

The Next Billion: 25 Years In, Vernacular India to Give Our Internet a New Path
4 years, 7 months ago

The Next Billion: 25 Years In, Vernacular India to Give Our Internet a New Path

News 18  

As India comes around to celebrate 25 years of the internet, we stand at a crucial juncture of connectivity for the entire country. Growth in internet users India has over one billion mobile phone users in the country – the most recent telecom subscriber report from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India states that India has 1.15 billion mobile phone …

25 years of mobility in India & the future that lies ahead
4 years, 7 months ago

25 years of mobility in India & the future that lies ahead

Hindustan Times  

On July 31, 1995, India made history as the first mobile phone call was made by then West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and erstwhile Union Telecom Minister Sukh Ram. “In the last 25 years, the telecom sector has witnessed tremendous transformation – in connecting a billion citizens by 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G, ushering in several disruptive technological developments …

Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
5 years, 5 months ago

Digital India should be leveraged to transform rural areas: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Digital India initiative should be leveraged to transform rural India and create avenues for those in smaller towns and cities, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday. “I want Digital India platform to transform rural India and create aspirations in tier 3 and tier 4 cities and towns,” the Minister said. Citing success stories of technology platforms …

Digital Telangana' a distant dream
6 years, 1 month ago

Digital Telangana' a distant dream

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The dream of ‘Digital Telangana’ seems to be some distance from being realised as work for the T-Fibre project is proceeding slowly. Under the Telangana Fibre Grid project, 8,778 gram panchayats will be provided internet connectivity. Even though we lost some time, we are confident of seeing substantial progress in 2019.” It may be recalled that the Telangana Fibre …

India best placed to leverage technology: PM
7 years, 1 month ago

India best placed to leverage technology: PM

The Quint  

Hyderabad, Feb 19 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that India with one of the most tech-friendly populations, was best placed to leverage power of technology and leapfrog into future.He said the country is the hot-spot of digital innovation across all sectors. "With one lakh villlages linked with optical fibre, over 100 crore mobile phones, 120 crore Aadhar and …

Andhra Pradesh government to have statewide surveillance
7 years, 2 months ago

Andhra Pradesh government to have statewide surveillance

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: As part of the AP fibre grid project, the Government would have state-wide surveillance connecting over 20,000 cameras, 16 integrated district command control and data centres, powering smart cities and connecting mobile towers. Termed as Triple Play2 Services by technological experts, the fibregrid project envisaged provision of internet, television and telephone services to over 1 lakh households in the …

India's 2.5 lakh gram panchayats to be digitally connected by mid 2018: Ravi Shankar Prasad
7 years, 8 months ago

India's 2.5 lakh gram panchayats to be digitally connected by mid 2018: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Firstpost  

India’s 2.5 lakh gram panchayats would be digitally connected by the middle of 2018, Union Minister for Law, Justice and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. Kolkata: India’s 2.5 lakh gram panchayats would be digitally connected by the middle of 2018, Union Minister for Law, Justice and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. Prasad said, “So far one …

Telangana's plans to get internet to 36 mn people and other initiatives have many lessons for other states
8 years, 2 months ago

Telangana's plans to get internet to 36 mn people and other initiatives have many lessons for other states

Firstpost  

For a state that is less than three years old, these are a lot of initiatives using technology as a backbone. Piggy backing on infrastructure projects The Telangana government had launched its Digital Telangana program within six months of the state’s formation. Telangana’s IT minister KT Rama Rao, popularly known as KTR, suggested that these same ducts, in which the …

Karnataka to use national optic fibre network to provide connectivity to all villages across state
8 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka to use national optic fibre network to provide connectivity to all villages across state

Firstpost  

Karnataka will use NOFN to provide last mile connectivity in all villages across the state for digital inclusion, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Karnataka will use national optic fibre network to provide last mile connectivity in all villages across the state for digital inclusion, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday. “We will bank on the national optic fibre network to provide …

Digital India is an important vehicle for boosting broadband connectivity
8 years, 4 months ago

Digital India is an important vehicle for boosting broadband connectivity

Firstpost  

Digital India is a pet project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi intended to bring about rapid transformation in the most marginalised sections of the society. He pitched his mission for Digital India in a meeting with CEOs of major tech companies, he addressed Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayan, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Qualcomm executive chairman Paul Jacobs, Fcaebook founder and CEO …

Railway broadband to touch 500,000 homes in Digital India within two years
9 years, 1 month ago

Railway broadband to touch 500,000 homes in Digital India within two years

Firstpost  

Carving a niche for itself in the Connected India-2020 project, Railtel Corporation’s broadband will reach 500,000 households through its Railwire network providing a host of services at the block level in the next two years, a top railway official has said. The Broadband Highway will involve a three-layer network - state capitals to district headquarters, district to sub-divisional and then …

Digital India: Railway broadband to touch half million homes within 2 years
9 years, 1 month ago

Digital India: Railway broadband to touch half million homes within 2 years

India TV News  

Kolkata: Carving a niche for itself in the Connected India-2020 project, Railtel Corporation's broadband will reach 500,000 households through its Railwire network providing a host of services at the block level in the next two years, a top railway official has said. The Broadband Highway will involve a three-layer network - state capitals to district headquarters, district to sub-divisional and …

India may reach 500 million internet users by end of 2016
9 years, 2 months ago

India may reach 500 million internet users by end of 2016

Firstpost  

The number of Internet users in the country is expected to go up to 50 crore, from the present over 40 crore, in next 5-8 months, Indian Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Sunday. About 100 crore people, out of the population of India of nearly 125 crore, have mobile phones, the minister said, adding that every month, 20-35 …

Digital India needs to go local
9 years, 5 months ago

Digital India needs to go local

The Hindu  

Digital India is the flavour of the season, and not without any reason. The former group of people would see >Government of India’s flagship Digital India programme as an opportunity to include digital infrastructure in the same category of public goods as roads and electricity and, hence, push for laying more broadband cables, creating more Wi-Fi hot-spots and freeing up …

Rs.5,000 crore project for northeast's telecom infrastructure
9 years, 8 months ago

Rs.5,000 crore project for northeast's telecom infrastructure

India TV News  

Agartala: The central government has launched a Rs.5,000 crore ambitious project for the development of telecommunications in the northeastern states, union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Saturday. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said development of India will remain incomplete if the northeast region continues to be underdeveloped." Prasad asked Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited chairman-cum-managing director Anupam Srivastava to …

Big boost for Digital India: India Inc commits Rs 4.5 lakh cr, to create 18 lakh jobs
9 years, 8 months ago

Big boost for Digital India: India Inc commits Rs 4.5 lakh cr, to create 18 lakh jobs

Firstpost  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the “Digital India Week” as part of the larger initiative to empower the people and extend services better with the use of information technology and its tools. The prime minister calculated Rs 4.5 lakh crore investment has been committed for Digital India and employment for 18 lakh people. We at Reliance will invest …

Securing a future for ‘Digital India’
10 years, 1 month ago

Securing a future for ‘Digital India’

The Hindu  

January 28, 2015 02:04 am | Updated April 12, 2016 10:14 am IST With the India-U.S. The WG-ICT agenda is also likely to receive sustained attention from the Prime Minister’s Office, which has invested enormous political capital in the Digital India initiative. As it prepares to draft new digital policies and calibrate existing ones, India’s negotiators will likely face resistance …

Bilateral push on Narendra Modi’s Digital India vision
10 years, 2 months ago

Bilateral push on Narendra Modi’s Digital India vision

The Hindu  

With little more than a week before U.S. President Barack Obama makes history as the first in his role to be Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations, officials from both countries testified to the importance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for “Digital India” and committed themselves to rapid progress in advancing its goals. Outlining what Indian Ambassador …

India to connect 2.5 lakh Panchayats through broadband
10 years, 8 months ago

India to connect 2.5 lakh Panchayats through broadband

India TV News  

Bangalore: India will build a broadband highway connecting 2.5 lakh panchayats across the country in the next three years to provide a host of public services, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of providing broadband connectivity to 2.5 lakh local bodies across the country over the …

India's 'fantastic' broadband project that you should know about – Firstpost
11 years, 11 months ago

India's 'fantastic' broadband project that you should know about – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The ambitious National Optic Fibre Network is expected to bring high-speed connectivity to rural and urban areas, touching every corner of the country. Recently, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt talked about how the Internet revolution could bypass India without a high-speed optic fibre network. In late 2010, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India proposed the National Broadband Plan, an ambitious project …

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