Digital India Program is a new project by Indian government to extend e-governance to the "Gram Panchayat' thus connecting the central government to the basic governance body in smallest entity of our population which is 'The Village" (Gram is Hindi word for Village").
Is Digital India a Revolutionary Step? Yes, it is. This is the first time theIndian government has committed to connect 'basic governance body of the country to the central governance system' and allocated funds for the program. It is a big thing. This kick starts the Digital India in reality because 'Villages or the Gram' form 75% of India and unless they are connected 'In Real Time' the government is not connected to its people. The program, according to Govt of India has already got 4.5 Lakh Crore by companies which is very promising.
Here are some key steps that government should take to ensure that Digital India is a success
1) Connectivity : Internet connectivity for all villages in India - Major Challenge
2) Training: Computer Education for office holders of villages & districts - Minor challenge
3) Infrastructure: Electricity or generators for each 'Gram or Village' to use computer.
4) Data Storage: Data is the most important aspect of e-governance. Governments will have to plan for PPP to build a Cloud Data Storage that can be used by Public & Government bodies - from Gram Panchayat and above.
5) Security - Biggest concerns of e-enabling any data is the security risk.
6) Application Design: Mobile friendly design for all government portal applications - Minor Challenge
7) Scalable & High Availability Applications: Existing systems will not be able to handle the huge load of new entities and the applications have to be made scalable and I see this as a major architecture challenge.
8) Continuous Improvement: No systems is perfect and there is need to setup 2 way Communication between Government & Gram Panchayat to get feedback and improve the systems and make them more user friendly and robust
9) Banking: Banks have to make mobile banking more user friendly and they should reach villages. Public sector banks will have to really push their M-Banking for Digital India to be successful
These are the top 9 concerns that the government should address for successful Digital India initiative.
Is Digital India a Revolutionary Step? Yes, it is. This is the first time theIndian government has committed to connect 'basic governance body of the country to the central governance system' and allocated funds for the program. It is a big thing. This kick starts the Digital India in reality because 'Villages or the Gram' form 75% of India and unless they are connected 'In Real Time' the government is not connected to its people. The program, according to Govt of India has already got 4.5 Lakh Crore by companies which is very promising.
Here are some key steps that government should take to ensure that Digital India is a success
1) Connectivity : Internet connectivity for all villages in India - Major Challenge
2) Training: Computer Education for office holders of villages & districts - Minor challenge
3) Infrastructure: Electricity or generators for each 'Gram or Village' to use computer.
4) Data Storage: Data is the most important aspect of e-governance. Governments will have to plan for PPP to build a Cloud Data Storage that can be used by Public & Government bodies - from Gram Panchayat and above.
5) Security - Biggest concerns of e-enabling any data is the security risk.
6) Application Design: Mobile friendly design for all government portal applications - Minor Challenge
7) Scalable & High Availability Applications: Existing systems will not be able to handle the huge load of new entities and the applications have to be made scalable and I see this as a major architecture challenge.
8) Continuous Improvement: No systems is perfect and there is need to setup 2 way Communication between Government & Gram Panchayat to get feedback and improve the systems and make them more user friendly and robust
9) Banking: Banks have to make mobile banking more user friendly and they should reach villages. Public sector banks will have to really push their M-Banking for Digital India to be successful
These are the top 9 concerns that the government should address for successful Digital India initiative.
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