- Digital India is a Programme to prepare India for a knowledge future.
- The focus is on being transformative – to realize IT + IT = IT
- The focus is on making technology central to enabling change.
- It is an Umbrella Programme – covering many departments.
- It weaves together a large number of ideas and thoughts into a single, comprehensive vision so that each of them is seen as part of a larger goal.
- Each individual element stands on its own. But is also part of the larger picture.
- It is coordinated by DeitY, implemented by the entire government.
- The weaving together makes the Mission transformative in totality
- The Programme:
- Pulls together many existing schemes.
- These schemes will be restructured and re-focused.
- They will be implemented in a synchronized manner.
- Many elements are only process improvements with minimal cost.
- The common branding of programmes as Digital India highlights their transformative impact.
Vision of Digital India
Centered on 3 Key Areas
- Digital Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
- Governance & Services on Demand
- Digital Empowerment of Citizens
Vision Area 1: Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen
- High speed internet as a core utility
- Cradle to grave digital identity -unique, lifelong, online, authenticable
- Mobile phone & Bank account enabling participation in digital & financial space
- Easy access to a Common Service Centre
- Shareable private space on a public cloud
- Safe and secure Cyber-space
Vision Area 2: Governance & Services On Demand
- Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions
- Services available in real time from online &mobile platform
- All citizen entitlements to be available on the cloud
- Services digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing Business
- Making financial transactions electronic & cashless
- Leveraging GIS for decision support systems & development
Vision Area 3: Digital Empowerment of Citizens
- Universal Digital Literacy
- Universally accessible digital resources
- All documents/ certificates to be available on cloud
- Availability of digital resources / services in Indian languages
- Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance
- Portability of all entitlements through cloud
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