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Global South must adopt digital public infra to achieve SDGs: Kant

The Global South needs to adopt digital public infrastructure to technologically leapfrog and achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said on Tuesday. Addressing an event organised by Carnegie India, Kant said now the world will grow on the back of digital public infrastructure. He said if the the world has to grow equitably then the global south is important because 4 billion people still do not have digital identity, 1.3 billion people do not have a bank account, while 133 countries in the world do not have fast payments. "And therefore you need the digital public infrastructure to enable these countries to technologically leapfrog and ensure that we are able to make sustainable development goals reached to them. "And that is really the key, the SDGs must reach the global south," Kant said. The term 'global south' is used to refer poor and developing countries. The former NITI Aayog CEO noted that during the COVID period, while the world wa

Digital India Act will deal with ill effects of AI: MoS Chandrasekhar

The aim of the Digital India Act (DIA) 2023 is to deal with the ill effects of artificial intelligence (AI) and it will succeed the current IT Act, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. At present, the IT Act, which is about 22 years old, does not even mention the word internet, he said. "To regulate AI as an ecosystem, the Digital India Act will have to be enacted which will deal with all the harms of AI," Chandrasekhar said while speaking at the 12th edition of Sadhguru Academy's (formerly Isha Leadership Academy) flagship program, INSIGHT: The DNA of Success kicked off on Thursday at Isha Yoga Center, here. Founder of Isha Foundation the Sadhguru said I do not look at technology as a problem ever; it's a great possibility. But the nature of life is such, unless we rightly harness a possibility, it can become the worst problem in our lives. Chandrasekhar sounded extremely optimistic while talking about 6G and wireless technology which, he .

MeitY unveils Digital India Pavilion at IITF: Here are its key attractions

From UPI-enabled ATM to voice-based payments, the Digital India Pavilion showcases India's digital possibilities

Onsurity helping businesses insure against rising digital threats

As cyber threats escalate with internet growth, Onsurity introduces comprehensive coverage for SMEs, navigating risks and ensuring business resilience

Google appoints new public policy head in India amid regulatory overhaul

The central government is currently working on the draft Digital India Bill to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000

PayU India CEO Anirban Mukherjee elevated to global CEO position

PayU's GPO business contributes around 30 per cent of its overall revenues

Digital India Bill: Aadhaar likely to be default e-ID of citizens

The government is also likely to have sweeping powers to track, monitor, intercept, moderate and take down online content under the new law

In G20 document, World Bank lauds India's digital public infrastructure

India's JAM Trinity has propelled financial inclusion rate from 25 per cent in 2008 to over 80 per cent of adults in last six years, a journey shortened by up to 47 years owing to DPIs: WB

Digital India on display: G20 guests will experience UPI, ONDC, Digilocker

G20 India app has been developed to provide information about the event calendar, give a virtual tour of the summit venue

Cabinet approves funding for railways, e-buses, digital India | Key points

Union Minister Anurag Thakur said Rs 57,613 crores will be spent on PM-eBus Sewa, and the Centre will provide Rs 20,000 crore for the scheme

Union Cabinet approves Rs 14,903 crore expansion of digital India programme

The expansion will include increasing cybersecurity awareness, re-skilling IT professionals, and supporting 1,200 startups, among other initiatives

Govt approves Digital India project's extension with outlay of Rs 14,903 cr

Cabinet on Wednesday approved extension of Digital India project with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. The minister said that the extended Digital India project will add on to the work done under the previous version of the scheme. "Prime Minister in the cabinet meeting has approved Digital India programme with outlay of Rs 14,903 crore," Vaishnaw said. He said that under the project 5.25 lakh IT professionals will be reskilled and upskilled and 2.65 lakh persons will be trained in IT. Under the extended Digital India project, nine more super computers will be added under the National Supercomputing Mission(NCM). The minister said that already 18 super computers have been deployed under NCM.

India's digital public infra centred around public interest: Meta's Clegg

India's digital public infrastructure plays on key aspects of scale and technology being centred around public interest, and is a "marvellous model" for what others can do as citizenship becomes a digitalised phenomenon globally, Nick Clegg, President Global Affairs of Meta, said on Wednesday. Clegg spoke of how Meta and its apps like WhatsApp have leveraged various layers of India's digital public utilities including health (during COVID vaccination certificate downloads) and payments, and added, "We are at the moment working with commerce layer ONDC to see what more we can do and to make sure card payments and merchant payments are facilitated". He said that when it comes to DPI (digital public infrastructure) construct, it is India's scale and public interest philosophy of the country "that has been so novel", he said. "...I think what is so clever about construction of DPI is tech itself...it is the scale and this very important philosophy highlighted of not having government r

Amazed to see fast pace digital change in India: Samsung SW Asia CEO

India has changed digitally at a fast pace with the use of smartphones, and businesses will expand in the country in the coming years, a senior Samsung official said here. Samsung SouthWest Asia President and CEO JB Park said Digital India kind of projects were adopted in Korea in the past that brought growth and development in the country. India has a vast population under an average of 30 years, which will push for growth in demand and business, he added. "You have to think about the expanding population in India, and the proportion of people who are young, say below 30 years. You have to look at the penetration of each category, such as smartphones and refrigerators. If you look at India, in the next 20 years, the demand will not be soft, and businesses will expand," Park, who oversees India business, said. Samsung, at present, leads the India market in several technology verticals. Samsung led the Indian smartphone market with a 20 per cent share in the January-March 2023 quar

Centre to release draft Digital India Bill for consultation in next 15 days

The bill was due to be released last month but was delayed due to the need for fresh consultations with experts on topics like fact-checking and misinformation

Indian banks looking for a bigger stake in digital India via own QR codes

Lenders are leveraging partnerships with fintechs and technology service providers to manage their apps and QR codes

New verification features may add to social media platforms' woes

According to sources, the government is likely to propose provisions to make social media platforms liable for content posted by non-verified user accounts, as part of the upcoming Digital India Bill

India's frequent internet shutdowns hurt its most impoverished, says report

Officials often resort to such closures to stem protests, check communal violence, maintain law and order and even to prevent cheating in school and university exams

DPI framework future of digital governance for India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The digital economy is a powerful opportunity with digital public infrastructure as a key enabler, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday adding India has demonstrated that DPIs are a "force multiplier" for the population that wants to progress and develop. Speaking at the Global DPI Summit in Pune, the Minister of State for IT and Electronics said DPI framework is the future of digital governance for India and the world. "Over USD 400 billion have been transferred from the government to the citizens of India over the last five years without any leakage and without any intimidation, that is the power of DPI and that is the power that India has demonstrated," Chandrasekhar said. He added: "The partnership that we are today proposing around the DPI is truly a win-win' for all those nations around the world that in a sense have lagged behind in digitalisation". The Minister termed the digital economy as a powerful opportunity and DPIs as an enabler of that powerful ...

India a case study for nations to create digital public infrastructure: MoS

Chandrasekhar emphasised that it's important for governments to formally recognise that cybersecurity threats hamper innovation, trust in essential services and consumer confidence