In this issue

AN INDEPTH LOOK AT SMART GOVERNANCE
WITH VIEW FROM INDUSTRY, SARTUP AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS.

DIGITAL INDIA HAS BEEN A SPECTACULAR SUCCESS

Nandan Nilekani, Chairman and Cofounder, Infosys and Founding Chairman UIDAI (Aadhaar), gives a bird's eye view of India's digital initiatives and how they will all contribute to smart governance. Excerpts from the video interview...

6 mins

BLIND-SPOTS OR BLACK HOLES? COMMON MISTAKES IN SMART GOVERNANCE

Failure to address execution, the people-factor and the long tail impact – it's a small oversight that can turn into a broken hinge of even the strongest doors towards the future

10+ mins

Taking drinking water to 200 million households

The Jal Jeevan Mission uses predictive data analytics and lot to make sure transparency and accountability is maintained. On a pilot basis, loT systems have been implemented in various states

7 mins

DRONES TAKE OFF TO TRANSFORM ECONOMY WITH NEW POLICIES AND PROJECTS

The skies are abuzz with transformation. India, with its new Drone policy and opening the market further for the technology and startups, has made strides in this sector. With public-private partnerships to deliver medicines, vaccines and helping farmers with connectivity, usage of Drone has taken off with flying colours.

3 mins

PUBLIC SECTOR DRIVING FORCE BEHIND INDIA'S RAPID DIGITIZATION

Jezamin Abdul Razak, Senior Research Manager, Government Insights, IDC Asia/ Pacific talks about the use of cloud, loT, AI, blockchain, Data Analytics, bluetooth and GPS in government operations.

3 mins

EMERGING TECH CAN DELIVER A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE

Ashish Wattal, Managing Director, Public Sector and Commercial Sales, India and SAARC, Cisco, talks about how during the pandemic, they enabled business continuity for over 200 government organizations across 26 state and central government entities and helped them stay connected and collaborate securely and seamlessly

5 mins

Creating a winning combination for governments and businesses

Jagdish Mitra, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Growth, Tech Mahindra, feels that in India today there is an awareness and acceptance of the role of technology in driving a fast, agile, and responsive age of governance.

1 min

How e-governance will play a key role in infrastructural development

The union government has reinforced its commitment to using infrastructure as a force multiplier for sustained growth and focus on e-governance to boost the 'ease of doing business' in the country for the development of the nation

3 mins

HOW DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING LEADS TO EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE

One of the criteria of effective governance is the right delivery of services. And data can help in the decision making. The best support for the same will come through emerging technologies. Anil Jain, Partner, Deloitte India talks about the adoption of smart governance for faster delivery of services to the citizens, the role blockchain, Al will play in the same and how it will transform the economy.

2 mins

ADDRESSING DATA SOVEREIGNTY, SECURITY AND CONNECTIVITY CONCERNS

The government is taking several proactive actions and a commitment to construct smart and resilient infrastructure to support long-term growth, says Debapriya Nandan, Sr. Director and Head - Public Sector Business Development, Oracle India.

3 mins

Empowering the business of local cricket

The professionalisation of international cricketing using the latest technology tools led to a huge shift in the very business of cricket and spawned a multi-billion dollar revolution. Now can the same thing be replicated at the local level?

2 mins

ATLAS SHRUGGED-AGAIN

Should India flip the script in the book of geo-politics when it comes to the chapter of technology co-operation? Should it? Can it? A seasoned geo-politics expert translates the current set of events for the Indian tech industry and the regulatory stance.

4 mins

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