Immediately after attaining independence, India chose to focus on providing Higher Education opportunities within the country and as a result managed to establish institutions of repute that have successfully attracted top quality minds both in terms of students as well as teachers. However after more than six decades of independence, the country is continuing to…
Today, I feel excited to see the government embrace and support the move towards a Digital India. In my mind, digital technologies do 3 fundamental things for any consumer. First, it provides access to Knowledge, Information & Products in the most democratic manner – information is no longer the preserve of a select fortunate few.…
Digital India is an endeavor to watch for investment, technology, apps and employment to create a synergy for delivery of services to citizens. PM Modi has announced with great fanfare Digital India Project. This program will entail massive investment in technology and infrastructure build up, but opens a new vista for effective service provision, and…
One of India’s fastest growing multi-platform entertainment networks, Viacom18 has announced its new digital business, Viacom18 Digital Ventures bridging traditional broadcasting and digital innovation. Viacom has handpicked Gaurav Gandhi, an industry expert from within organization, as the Chief Operating Officer of this venture. His new role is effective 1st August 2015. Gandhi has earlier served…
With over 1.25 Billion people, the only sustainable means in India for delivering services from the government to the citizens in a transparent and timely manner is through the Internet. This makes the need for a designing Citizen Experience with the least common denominator in mind a strategic imperative for PM Narendra Modi’s Digital India. The Internet has…
Over the past two decades, India has seen phenomenal growth in internet penetration. The number of users may touch half a billion by 2018 from the present 260 million. This impacted economic growth and paved the way for freedom of speech and realisation of true democracy. Given the central role played by internet in the…
As a part of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ campaign, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) on Thursday launched a multi-purpose Digital Health Card to provide patients with easy access to medical care. The card contains a micro-chip with Smart-Chip Technology which stores all information related to patient’s health. The patient can also store…
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Digital India’ campaign aimed at creating a digitally empowered society, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) today launched a multi-purpose Digital Health Card to provide patients with easy access to medical care. “As a part of the ‘Digital India Programme’, we have launched SGRH Health Card– a multi purpose…
A lot has been spoken about Net Neutrality already. For most, the primary concern is how it will affect them while using the Internet right now. Although the principle of freedom is at the core of the whole debate, the primary concern of most consumers comes down to how the report and the debate at…
Popularity of e-services like online Aadhaar identification and e-payment of water and electricity bills has reached a sizable audience in the State ever since they were introduced. In 2015 itself, the number of registrations for these government e-services has grossed 60 lakh in the State. Currently there are over 7,000 centres in the State for…