Recently Facebook started an initiative to change the profile pictures to support Digital India initiative by our GOI. Many of us including from Narendra Modi, Mark Zuckerberg changed our profile pictures in support of Digital India. But as the day ended, few of the false media reports claimed it to be a trap by Facebook in support of Internet.org . But in the end, an official statement was given by the Facebook's executive to HuffingtonPost India saying that, the Digital India initiative by Facebook has no connection with Internet.org And now that is solved, still many are changing the profile pictures in support of this initiative but how many of us actually know what exactly is Digital India initiative. But not knowing about Digital India is not a crime and changing your profile picture is the love , hope and expectation of yours for the country called India. Now that you changed it and would like to know more about it , read more here.
Vision of Digital India: The vision of Digital India programme is to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy.
1. Infrastructure: The Digital India initiative has a vision
to provide high speed internet services to its citizens in all gram panchayats.
Bank accounts will be given priority at individual level. People will be
provided with safe and secure cyber space in the country.
2. Governance and
services: Government
services will be available online where citizens will be ensured easy access to
it. Transactions will be made easy through electronic medium.
3. Digital empowerment
of citizens: This is one of the
most important factor of the Digital India initiative to provide universal
digital literacy and make digital sources easily accessible. The services are
also provided in Indian languages for active participation.
9 major projects under the initiative:
1. Manufacturing of
electronics: The government is
focusing on zero imports of electronics. In order to achieve this, the
government aims to put up smart energy meters, micro ATMs, mobile, consumer and
medical electronics.
2. Provide public access
to internet: The government aims to
provide internet services to 2.5 lakh villages which comprises of one in every
panchayat by March 2017 and 1.5 lakh post offices in the next two years. These
post offices will become Multi-Service centres for the people.
3. Highways to have
broadband services: Government aims to
lay national optical fibre network in all 2.5 lakh gram
panchayats. Broadband for the rural will be laid by December 2016 and
broadband for all urban will mandate communication infrastructure in new urban
development and buildings. By March 2017, the government aims to provide
nationwide information infrastructure.
4. Easy access to mobile
connectivity: The government is taking
steps to ensure that by 2018 all villages are covered through mobile
connectivity. The aim is to increase network penetration and cover gaps in all
44,000 villages.
5. e-Governance: The government aims to improve processes
and delivery of services through e-Governance with UIDAI, payment gateway, EDI
and mobile platforms. School certificates, voter ID cards will be provided
online. This aims for a faster examination of data.
6. IT Training for Jobs: The government aims to train around 1 crore
students from small towns and villages for IT sector by 2020. Setting up
of BPO sectors in North eastern states is also part of the agenda.
7. e-Kranti: This service aims to deliver electronic services
to people which deals with health, education, farmers, justice, security and
financial inclusion.
8. Global Information: Hosting data online and engaging social
media platforms for governance is the aim of the government. Information
is also easily available for the citizens.
MyGov.in is a website launched by the government for a 2-way communication between citizens and the government. People can send in their suggestions and comment on various issues raised by the government, like net neutrality.
MyGov.in is a website launched by the government for a 2-way communication between citizens and the government. People can send in their suggestions and comment on various issues raised by the government, like net neutrality.
9. Early harvest
programs: Government plans
to set up Wi-fi facilities in all universities across the country. Email will
be made the primary mode of communication. Aadhar Enabled Biometric Attendance
System will be deployed in all central government offices where recording of
attendance will be made online.
To Know more about Digital India, Click here : http://www.digitalindia.gov.in/content/introduction
To participate in Digital India initiative. You can go to this link as well: https://mygov.in/group/digital-india/
Knowledge courtesy : Digital India Website, An article published in DNA .
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