Digitisation is not an end in itself, but a means to an end, says Ram Sewak Sharma, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology. His department is the nerve of the ‘Digital India’ programme along with partners both in the public and private sector. In a conversation with BusinessLine, Sharma shared his thoughts on the…
Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday said the industry needs to walk the “extra mile” to ensure that quality service is delivered to people and that consumers do not face issues like call drops. Speaking at the FICCI CEOs Roundtable, Prasad said telcos need to improve their services. “I have told you always that…
The government launched the Digital India Week on 1st July from the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. The two-hour long event saw speeches from Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Communications and Information Technology Minister, Arun Jaitely, the I&B minister, corporate leaders, and the Prime Minister himself. Also, during the event, the PM launched a number of projects…
Srinagar,July 07 (Scoop News)-A high level team of Information Technology (IT) department,Government of India headed by Scientist-G, Senior Director DEITY, Dr. R. Pitchiah today visited National Institute of Electronic and Information Technology (NIELIT), Rangreth andCentral University Campus Indranagar to participate in the concluding function of the Digital India Week, here. The team was accompanied by…
Investment commitment of USD 75 billion or Rs 4,72,500 crore was received from industry at the launch of Digital India week, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here today. “On Digital India day (July 1), you will be happy to know that we made a very decisive initiative that investors — global and Indian —…
As the district administration gears up to be part of the nationwide call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making a ‘Digital India’ and ensure that at least one person in every household is digitally literate, it is yet to address the problem of inadequate internet connectivity in the district. The campaign will be marked…
To be young and king of your domain is a happy probability if you choose to work in digital marketing. Here is where 20-somethings get to tell senior executives what to do. Digital marketing experts are in high demand. They help companies go online, and make businesses visible through various ways, like search engine optimization…
After ‘Make in India’ and ‘Swachh Bharat’, the Government of India is launching its 3rd major campaign, called Digital India with the objectives of enabling digital empowerment of citizens, facilitating digital infrastructure as a utility to every citizen and providing governance and services on demand. Digital India will be launched through a week-long programme starting…
When I first visited Puducherry in 2004 on my travels to look at all the marquee projects in Internet and communication technologies for development and governance, I learnt about the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation’s work with the local fisherfolk. The initiative was supposed to get weather reports and broadcast them through a public announcement system…
Rural population of Bilaigarh block of Chhattisgarh is getting digitally empowered under National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) conducted at Common Service Center (CSC) of village Sarsinwa. Sarsinwa based CSC owner Laxami Narayan is running the e-Governance facilities for rural masses since last five years and under the NDLM, he is imparting digital literacy training to…