Digital technology has been incorporated in the public sector with an aim to empower the nation, accelerate growth, and improve service delivery. The government is adopting innovative approaches and advanced technologies to remain competitive in the global economy. In the realm of digitalization, it has also created excellent job opportunities for the young talents aspiring to make careers in the IT sector.
Since 2019, the IT sector has created over two lakh new jobs and has contributed 8% to the country’s GDP.
Digital India
Various apps have been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to expand opportunities and cater to the changing demands of a digital information era. Some of the apps that have digitally empowered the nation are:
COWIN app was launched for Indian citizens to register for COVID vaccination and book slots of vaccines available in the nearby areas.
Umang App is a strategic initiative that helps people avail many government services.
Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge was introduced to identify the best Indian Apps that may gain popularity worldwide in their respective categories. The Mantra is to “Make in India” for the World.
Responsible AI for Youth -The aim of this program is to empower youth to become ‘AI ready’ and help reduce the AI skill gap in India.
With 92.28 million users, DigiLocker aims at ‘Digital Empowerment’ of the citizen by providing access to authentic digital documents to the citizen’s digital document wallet.
DIGIDHAN enables citizens and merchants to undertake real-time digital transactions.
Digital transformation of the public sector has enhanced institutional capacity and reduced administrative burden. The country has embraced digital public services!
