Page 12 - Digital India

Committed to help shape India's digital talent landscape: Huawei India CEO

The company on Wednesday expressed its committment to provide help in shaping India's digital talent landscape

PM Narendra Modi launches health ID, digital record for citizens

Experts flag privacy concerns in absence of data protection law

Telecom reforms usher in new era for India's digital ambitions: Telcos

The telecom reforms announced by government are beginning of a new era for sector as well as for boosting investment in the industry that is reeling under debt burden, leading sectoral players said

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House panel's plea to ban VPNs will severely hamper commerce

India chapter of Internet Governance Forum launched, to host 3-day session

Starting August 2021, multiple Pre-IIGF engagement events will be held at several colleges and universities, as a precursor to the IIGF Inaugural event beginning Oct 20

Digital initiatives taken in education amid Covid will be strengthened: MoE

Digital initiatives taken to ensure the continuity of education during the COVID-19 pandemic will be further strengthened and institutionalised, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said.

Where are India's smart cities? The fate of the mission hangs in balance

An analysis reveals that just about a fourth of the funds allocated for smart cities have been spent, even though nearly half of the projects have been completed

Six years of Digital India: Here is a look at how scheme has fared so far

The initial outlay was Rs 100,000 crore in ongoing schemes and Rs 13,000 crore in new schemes

We will make this decade India's 'techade', says PM Narendra Modi

Modi said India is fully conscious of its responsibilities as a "data powerhouse" and noted that work was underway on all aspects of data protection

Data present huge opportunity; this decade to be 'India''s techade': PM

Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as a data powerhouse and noted that work is underway on all

PM Modi to interact with beneficiaries of Digital India campaign on July 1

Modi will interact with the beneficiaries of its various schemes on July 1 via video conferencing

India must capture all segments of financial market to fuel growth: IMF

India is on the right track and is innovating on the policy side, but the country needs to capture all the segments of the financial market to fuel growth in the country, according to IMF official

Group representing startups seeks govt intervention in Google Play ops, ads

Aatmnirbhar Digital India Foundation (ADIF) said bidding of company-specific keywords such as "matrimony" or "Map My India" has resulted in competitors capitalising on the brand value of companies

India had highest number of Internet shutdowns at 109 in 2020: report

This is the third consecutive year India has topped the global charts on this score, a new report by digital rights and privacy organisation Access Now has found

Adani forays into data centre business, sets up 50:50 JV with EdgeConnex

In addition to full-scale data centres, AdaniConneX will also develop a portfolio of Edge data centres strategically located across the country to address the need for more proximate capacity

Govt launches National Urban Digital Mission for creating digital infra

The Central government Tuesday launched National Urban Digital Mission' to create a digital infrastructure for cities in the country, a statement stated

Will Budget 2021 slow down the digital tsunami?

The govt has been responsive to the needs and asks of industry and keenly focused on Ease of Doing Business. We hope that answers to some of the ambiguities find their way into the upcoming budget

Digital Evolution Scorecard 2020: India ranks 4th in 'Break Out Economies'

Successful "Break Out Economies" are those that have prioritised improving mobile internet access, affordability, and quality to foster more widespread adoption

RBI constructs index to capture digital payments penetration in country

RBI has constructed a composite digital payments index (DPI) with March 2018 as the base period to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country

Digital adoption helped small businesses survive pandemic: Survey

Adoption of digital means for sales helped a majority of small businesses survive the pandemic, a Crisil survey said