Digital India
A programme to transform India into a
digitally empowered society and knowledge economy
What is Digital India?
§Digital
India is a Programme to
prepare India for a knowledge future.
§The
focus is on being transformative – to realize IT + IT = IT
§The
focus is on making technology central to enabling change.
§It
is an Umbrella Programme – covering many
departments.
§It
weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single,
comprehensive vision so
that each of them is seen as part of a larger goal.
§Each
individual element stands on its own. But is also part of the
larger picture.
§It
is coordinated
by DeitY,
implemented by the entire government.
§The
weaving together makes the Mission transformative in totality
§The
Programme:
§Pulls
together many existing schemes.
§These
schemes will be restructured and re-focused.
§They
will be implemented
in a synchronized manner.
§Many
elements are only process improvements with minimal cost.
The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their
transformative impact
Vision of Digital India
Centered on 3 Key
Areas
•Digital
Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
•
•Governance
& Services on Demand
•
•Digital
Empowerment of Citizens
Vision Area 1: Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
•High speed internet as a core utility
•Cradle to grave digital identity -unique, lifelong,
online, authenticable
•Mobile phone & Bank account enabling
participation in digital & financial space
•Easy
access to a Common Service Centre
•Shareable
private
space on a public cloud
Safe
and secure Cyber-space
Vision Area 2: Governance &
Services On Demand
•Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions
•Services
available
in real time from
online &mobile platform
•All citizen entitlements to be available on the cloud
•Services
digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing Business
•Making
financial
transactions electronic & cashless
•Leveraging
GIS for decision
support systems & development
Vision Area 3: Digital Empowerment of
Citizens
•Universal Digital Literacy
•Universal Digital Literacy
•Universally
accessible digital
resources
•All documents/ certificates to be available on cloud
•Availability
of digital resources / services in Indian languages
•Collaborative digital platforms for participative
governance
•Portability of all entitlements through cloud
Nine Pillars of Digital India
Pillar 1. Broadband Highways
Pillar 3. Public Internet Access Programme –
National Rural Internet Mission
Pillar 4. e-Governance:
Reforming Government through Technology
§Government
Business Process Re-engineering using IT to improve
transactions
•Form
Simplification, reduction
•Online
applications and tracking, Interface between departments
•Use
of online repositories e.g. school certificates, voter ID cards, etc.
•Integration
of services and platforms – UIDAI, Payment Gateway, Mobile Platform, EDI
§Electronic Databases – all databases and information to be electronic, not
manual
§Workflow automation inside government
§
§Public Grievance Redressal - using IT to
automate, respond, analyse data to identify and resolve persistent problems –
largely process improvements
§
To be implemented across government - critical for
transformation
Pillar 5. eKranti - Electronic Delivery of Services
§Technology
for Education – e-Education
•All Schools connected
with broadband
•Free wifi in all schools
(250,000)
•Digital Literacy
program
•MOOCs – develop pilot
Massive Online Open Courses
§
§Technology
for Health – e-Healthcare
•Online medical
consultation
•Online medical
records
•Online medicine
supply
•Pan-India exchange
for patient information
•Pilots – 2015; Full
coverage in 3 years
§
§Technology
for Planning
•GIS based decision
making
•National GIS Mission
Mode Project
§Technology
for Farmers
•Real time price
information
•Online ordering of
inputs
•Online cash, loan,
relief payment with mobile banking
§
§Technology
for Security
•Mobile Emergency
Services
•
§Technology
for Financial Inclusion
•Mobile Banking
•Micro-ATM program
•CSCs/ Post Offices
§
§Technology
for Justice
•e-Courts, e-Police,
e-Jails, e-Prosecution
§
§Technology for Security
§National
Cyber Security Co-ordination Center
Pillar 6. Information for All
§Online Hosting of Information & documents
§Citizens
have open, easy access to information
§Open
data platform
§
§Government pro-actively engages through social media and web based
platforms to inform citizens
§MyGov.in
§2-way communication between citizens and government
§
§Online messaging to citizens on special occasions/programs
§
§Largely
utilise
existing infrastructure –
limited additional resources needed
Pillar 7. Electronics Manufacturing
Target NET ZERO IMPORTS by 2020
§Target
NET ZERO Imports is a striking demonstration of intent
§Ambitious
goal which requires
coordinated action on many fronts
§Taxation,
Incentives
§Economies
of Scale, Eliminate cost
disadvantages
§Focused areas – Big Ticket Items
§FABS,
Fab-less design, Set top boxes, VSATs, Mobiles, Consumer & Medical
Electronics, Smart Energy meters, Smart cards, micro-ATMs
§Incubators,
clusters
§Skill
development
§Government
procurement
§
§There are many
ongoing programs which will be fine-tuned.
§
§Existing Structures inadequate to
handle this goal. Need strengthening.
Pillar 8. IT for Jobs
Pillar 9. Early Harvest Programmes
Institutional Mechanisms at National Level
Composition of Monitoring Committee on Digital India
•Prime Minister – Chairman
•Finance
Minister
•Minister
of Communications & IT
•Minister
of RD
•Minister
of HRD
•Minister
of Health
Special Invitees:
•Principal
Secretary to PM
•Cabinet
Secretary
•Secretaries
of Expenditure, Planning, DoT and Posts
•Secretary,
DeitY – Convener
Estimated Costs and Impacts
§Overall Costs of Digital India
~ Rs
100,000 Cr in ongoing schemes (only DeitY, DOT & not incl. those in other line Ministries)
~ Rs
13,000 Cr for new schemes & activities
§Impact of Digital India by 2019
•Broadband
in 2.5 lakh villages, universal phone connectivity
•Net
Zero Imports by 2020
•400,000
Public Internet Access Points
•Wi-fi in 2.5 lakh schools,
all universities; Public wi-fi hotspots for
citizens
•Digital
Inclusion: 1.7 Cr trained for IT, Telecom and Electronics Jobs
•Job
creation: Direct 1.7 Cr. and Indirect at least 8.5 Cr.
•e-Governance
& eServices: Across government
•India
to be leader in IT use in services – health, education, banking
•Digitally
empowered citizens – public cloud, internet access
Challenges & Changes Needed
§Program
on this scale never conceived
§Each
Pillar/program has own challenges
§Human
Resource Issues
§NIC - not equipped for a fraction of this task
(obsolesce) - needs revamping & restructuring
§DeitY – needs program
managers – at least 4 more officers at senior levels
§Ministries – Need a Chief Information Officer / Chief
Technology Officer (CIO/CTO)
§Could
begin with CIOs 10 major Ministries
§Can
be anyone – from within or outside government
§To
be patterned as AS & FAs – dual
reporting
§Financial
Resource Issues
§Mostly
structured around ongoing programs : Better focus, need some restructuring
§Some
others are process improvements or better utilisation of resources
§A
few new programs may be needed – particularly in Electronics manufacturing and
Skill Development
§
§Coordination
Issues
§Program
covers many other departments
§Need
commitment and effort
Leadership and
support critical for success
