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\u00e2\u20ac\u0153India poised to become a centre for data analysis\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Union Minister for Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad at Times Network Digital India Summit and Awards 4.0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Technology is an enabler in bringing women to work and this will add 60% to GDP by 2025\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ms Debjani Ghosh, President Designate, NASSCOM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

TIMES NETWORK,\u00c2\u00a0a part of India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest media conglomerate, The Times Group, launched the fourth edition of its \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTimes Network Digital India Summit and Awards 4.0\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 today. Attended by some of the most valued dignitaries in India, the summit aimed at deliberating on key challenges and laid out key imperatives and framework for turning the vision of \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDigital India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 into a reality, through a series of panel discussions and deliberations.<\/p>\n

The summit kicked off with the keynote address by the Chief Guest, Honorable Union Minister for Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad<\/strong>. The participants at the first session of the panel discussion themed “Digital India- Where Do Things Stand? A Real Time Assessment\u00e2\u20ac\u009d were Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, DoT ; Ms. Debjani Ghosh, President Designate,\u00c2\u00a0 Nasscom ; Mr. Rajkiran Rai, MD & CEO, Union Bank of India ; Mr. Sri Rajan, Chairman, Bain & Co India\u00c2\u00a0 and Mr. Karan Bajwa, MD IBM India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"TimesTalking extensively about the growth, opportunities and possibilities of the digital connectivity in India, Honorable Union Minister for Law & Justice and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad<\/strong> stated, “Digital India which is a flagship initiative the government is designed to empower and to help the poor and the underprivileged. We are focusing on providing the affordable and inclusive digital media to the masses. Today we have well over 1 billion mobile phones in the country with 350 million being smartphones which defines the digital identity of the nation. Low cost technology for inclusive growth is crucial.” The Honorable Minister also touched upon the benefits of digital India in the wake of enrolling Aadhaar. He added “With enrollment of 1.18 billion Aadhaar cards, we were able to save 49,000 crore of the exchequer which was previously looted by the middlemen in the public distribution system.” Further talking about the inclusion of the digital resources, he highlighted that India has digital aspiration, appetite and customer. We are heading towards a revolution of digital media in this country.”<\/p>\n

Commenting on Times Network Digital India Summit 4.0, Mr. MK Anand, MD & CEO, Times Network<\/strong> said, “Over the last 3 years, Digital India Summit & Awards, has enjoyed tremendous response from both delegates and particpants alike. With unwavering focus on building a digitally empowered India, the 4th edition of Digital India Summit is another step towards bridging the ‘digital divide’ and finding solutions and opportunities to create a robust security architecture.”<\/p>\n

Rajkiran Rai, MD and CEO, Union Bank of India<\/strong> said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Digital India is one of the biggest government programs in the world to bring about sustainable and inclusive societal transformation using digital technologies. The process of making India into a trillion-dollar digital economy has begun and Digital India is making this dream a reality. We at Union Bank are committed to help India achieve its digital vision. We are proud to partner Times Network for the last 3 years in this impact initiative.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

In the intriguing session on \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDigital India- Where Do Things Stand? A Real Time Assessment\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, DoT,<\/strong> said, “Digital India is an aspiration. We are focused to enable digital opportunities to reach to the masses and leverage them\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. She additionally highlighted the issue of data protection in the discussion as she stated, “We are planning a robust data protection framework to empower the digital mandate. Data protection is beyond Aadhaar; issue of privacy is a global threat.”<\/p>\n

Stating the issue of data protection in the digital domain, Debjani Ghosh, President Designate, Nasscom<\/strong> said, “Critical end to end data policy is a must. The emerging technology needs solid building blocks of data privacy which will enhance the dependency on the digital media. Digital solutions can enhance the employment in the rural areas if we cater it to the most underprivileged parts of India.”<\/p>\n

Rajan S Mathews, Director General, COAI<\/strong> speaking on the vision of 5G in India emphasized on the periphery of competitive landscape of the telecom industry. He said, “We need to position ourselves in the telecom industry with the spectrum auctions pricing methodology. We need more spectrum in the upcoming time to leverage the last customer of a telecom company.”<\/p>\n

Dr. TP Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship <\/strong>addressed a panel discussion on the theme of ‘Developing A Digital Workforce- The Ground Realities’. He said “Skills acquisition needs to be more aspirational. Our jobs are not aspirational. Soft skill developments programs including life skills and ITI which are the game changers under the Skill India campaign of the government can play pivotal role in shaping the skill development sector in this country.”<\/p>\n

The summit had discussions on the relevance of 5G in India, how Fintech has helped in the growth of Digital India and discussed the importance of data security in India.<\/p>\n

The \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDigital India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Awardees are<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sr.No<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nAward Category<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nWinner<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL START-UP INNOVATORS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nRadikal Tribe<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE<\/td>\n<\/td>\nHindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURING<\/td>\n<\/td>\nShree Cement<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL SOCIAL INNOVATION<\/td>\n<\/td>\nGujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN E-GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAPTOnline<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN E-HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDepartment of Information Technology & Communication – DOITC, Government of Rajasthan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN SMART CITY SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nPune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN E-EDUCATION LEARNING SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDepartment of Information Technology & Communication – DOITC, Government of Rajasthan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nAgent Technologies Software<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN SKILLS & EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDepartment of Information Technology & Communication – DOITC, Government of Rajasthan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDIGITAL INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT SOLUTIONS<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDepartment of Information Technology & Communication – DOITC, Government of Rajasthan<\/p>\n

Project: Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan<\/td>\n

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The session extensively talked about the opportunities and challenges in the digital world when the country is looking for economic independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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