November, 2008

India Perspective - ICTIndia Perspective - ICT

India -India -

1.1 billion people

600,000 Villages… 70% population rural

Diversity – language, culture, religion

Multi-party, Multi-tiered democracy

Federal Structure of Government

- Centre

- 29 States & 6 UTs

- 240,000 Local Government Institutions2

• One of the fastest growing nations

– GDP growth

2005-06 - 8.4%

2006-07 - 9.4%

2007-08 - 8.7%

2008-09 - 7.5% (Expected)

– Potential for sustained double-digit growth

Contd…..

India on the move…India on the move…

India on the move…India on the move…

• Strong investment momentum

– Market capitalization up from USD 140 Billion in FY

2001 to > USD 1 Trillion recently (during 2007-08)

– FDI on the rise - USD 7.6 Billion (06) and USD 19.4

Billion (2007-08)

– 140 + public traded companies with market cap > USD

1 Billion

By 2050, India’s projected GDP is US$ 70 Trillion

• Demand 5th largest consumer market in the world by 2025.

300 Million growing middle class

Rising incomes to lift 291 Million out of poverty to make 583 Million middle class by 2025

• TalentTalent India’s educational infrastructure a critical enabling factor

220 universities 10,000 colleges, 0.33 million teachers

3 million Graduates, 0.6 million engineers, 1600 PhDs annually

Increasing focus on talent development / improving employability

Sector focused initiatives, Private participation in training /ITIs

India on the move…India on the move…

For 2007-08

– 7.25 million PCs sold; Installed base: 31 million

– 13 million TVs consumed; Installed base 170 million

– Over 5 million DVDs sold: growing at 40% annually

– Internet users: over 60 million;

– Broadband connections: 5 million

– Mobile Installed base: 305 million

– Current mobile sales: over 9 million per month

Domestic Market For Major Hardware productsDomestic Market For Major Hardware products

India -India -

Rapid growth in IT/Services Sector Explosive growth in telecom

– 8-9 million mobile subscribers added per month

– 60 million internet users, and growing…………….But

Sharp economic and social divide Poor penetration of computers and low levels of e-literacy Different levels of adoption of technology

Millions wait to access information and services Millions wait to access information and services from authoritiesfrom authorities

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National e-Governance Plan

An Overview

Use of ICT to bring about transformation in Public Service Delivery

Creation of digital service delivery platform spanning the entire country

Citizens empowered with RTI Act

Ambitious National e-Governance Plan driven Ambitious National e-Governance Plan driven by vision of improved Public Service by vision of improved Public Service

DeliveryDelivery

Vision of NeGPVision of NeGP

“Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality,

through common service delivery outlets and ensure efficiency, transparency &

reliability of such services at affordable costs to realise the basic needs of the

common man”

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NeGP StrategyNeGP Strategy

Focus on Public Service Delivery & Outcomes– Process Re-engineering & transformation

– Radical changes in government service delivery

– Change Management Centralized Initiative Decentralized implementationCentralized Initiative Decentralized implementation

Effective Public Private Partnership

Standardization of core policies & practices to ensure integration of services and interaction between applications

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NeGP MMPsNeGP MMPs MMPs identified on high citizen / business interface

Cover range of key services offered by Departments

Integrated (7)

• e-BIZ

• EDI

• India Portal

• Common Service

Centers

• NSDG

• E Courts

• E Procurement

State (11)For 35 States

• Agriculture• Land Records - I & II Registration (NLRMP)

• Transport• Treasuries

• Commercial Taxes• Gram Panchayat

• Municipalities• Police

• Employment Ex. • E-District

Central (9 )• Income Tax

• Central Excise • Passports/Visa • Immigration

• MCA 21• UID

• Pensions•E-Office

Industry Initiative• Banking

• Insurance

States can add up to 5 state specific Projects

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NeGP : The DimensionsNeGP : The DimensionsSWANs : 2 Mbps

connectivity up to Block

100,000 Common Services Centres as front ends

State Data Centres•

Land Records

Registration

Driver’s License,

Panchayats,

Municipalities,

Income Tax,

Passport/VisaDigital Signature

Online Returns

Standards

HealthHealth

EducationEducation

AgricultureAgriculture

20 GOI Deptts,

35 States / UTs

360 Deptts @ States

Major capacity building program in pipeline US$ 4800 mn

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NeGP ComponentsNeGP Components

NeGP CORE COMPONENTS

Core Policies

Core Infrastructure

(SWAN, CSCs , SDC )

Support Infrastructure

Technical Assistance

R&D

HRD & Training

Awareness & Assessment

Organization Structures

Formation of SeMTs & PeMTs

Core & Support InfrastructureCore & Support Infrastructure

All services supported by 3 infrastructure pillars to facilitate web-enabled Anytime, Anywhere access

Common Service Centers (CSCs) – 100,000 CSCs covering 600,000 villages)

•Broad Band internet enabled kiosks for delivery of government and private services to citizens.

State Wide Area Networks (SWANs)

•A 2 Mbps intranet extending up to the Block level

State Data Centers ( SDCs)

•Shared resource for secure hosting of Data, Services & Applications

SDC

e-Governance Service Delivery Strategy

State Portal

Govt. Departments at various levels

SHQCollector’s

Office

Tehsil / Taluks

Registration

Transport

Revenue

Municipalities

State

Districts

Blocks

CSC

CSC

CSCSSDG

List Services List Offices Publish Forms

SWAN

Internet..

Unique Application IDAuthentication

Message RoutingGuaranteed Delivery

Transaction LogTimestamping

AcknowledgementStatus Tracking

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e-Governance Service Delivery Strategye-Governance Service Delivery Strategy

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Role Of DITRole Of DIT

Serve as a secretariat to the Apex Committee and assist it in managing the programme.

Assist National Advisory Group and Body under Chairmanship of the Prime Minister.

Carry out technical appraisal of all NeGP projects, prior to their

being placed before the EFC/ CNE. Provide technical assistance to various Ministries/ States

Implement pilot/ infrastructure/ technical/ special projects

Support components including Capacity Building

Standards

Initiatives in ICTInitiatives in ICT

1. Use IT as an enabling tool to bring equitable prosperity

2. Employment generation

3. IT led economic growth

4. Creation of wealth through IT

5. Make India a leading global IT player

* * We are lucky to be in the 21st Century

VISION VISION

Capacity Building and ICT InfrastructureCapacity Building and ICT Infrastructure

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Formal Education Formal Education

To integrate intranet and internet into the learning environment at educational institutes.

• Vidhya Vahini -Vidhya Vahini - 147 Senior Secondary schools completed with broadband VSAT connectivity at 128Kbps including server, desktops and printer in LAN environment.

• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas(JNV) -Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas(JNV) - To interconnect connect 300 JNV

• UGC-Infonet - UGC-Infonet - To interlink 220 Universities in the country with multimedia capabilities for video conferencing and distance learning.

153 Universities connected with 256 Kbps broadband link.

Capacity Building and ICT InfrastructureCapacity Building and ICT Infrastructure

DOEACC provides computer education in non-formal sector to feed quality manpower to Information, Electronics and Communication Technology industry -

•Certificate Course on Computer Concepts (CCC),

•Foundation (O) level,

•Advanced Diploma (A) level,

•MCA Degree equivalent (B) level and,

•M.Tech Degree (C) level.

These courses are upgraded on a continual basis to suit changing industry needs and in line with technology trends, complying with the requirements of ISO 9001-2000.

Computer Education in Non Formal SectorComputer Education in Non Formal Sector

ICT Vocational Training Centers for the DisabledICT Vocational Training Centers for the Disabled

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• To promote the computer literacy among disabled children for enhancing their skills and employability

Phase-I (2005–08)

• Focus on

a) Visually challenged

b) Hearing/speech impaired

• 21 IT enabled centers set up.

Phase-II (2008-09)

• 100 schools

• Other disabilities are also covered.Blind Children at ERNET’s

ICT Center, Tamil Nadu

Capacity Building and ICT InfrastructureCapacity Building and ICT Infrastructure

ICT in Agriculture SectorICT in Agriculture Sector

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• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to setup Satellite Hub and IT infrastructure at 200 of its Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Agri Science Centre) (KVK) VKs located in the rural and remote areas of the country.

• Each KVK to have an Information Hub with desktop computers, server, printers and scanner hosted in a LAN environment.

• A dedicated Satellite Hub at ICAR, New Delhi to be connected to KVKs through VSATs

• The facility for accessing and disseminating information on agriculture and weather for the farmers.

• Training on networking and web technologies for officials of the KVKs.

Capacity Building and ICT InfrastructureCapacity Building and ICT Infrastructure

Community Information CentresCommunity Information Centres

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• 1000 CICs have been set up at difficult and remote hilly locations including North Eastern part of the country with necessary hardware using VSATs.

• CICs imparting ICT based education and training and providing citizen centric services.

• CICs facilitate services like e-mail, access to various socio-economic databases, e-newspapers, e-procurement, grievance redressal, weather information, etc.

Critical Infrastructure in difficult areas Critical Infrastructure in difficult areas

Technology Development in Local languagesTechnology Development in Local languages

Providing content in local language is a major task towards bridging digital divide, especially in a country like India, which has eighteen languages and several local dialects.

The Technology Development for Indian Languages (TDIL) program developing Information Processing Tools and Techniques to facilitate human-machine interaction without language barrier; creating and accessing multilingual knowledge resources; and integrating them to develop innovative user products and services.

TDIL program has developed developed technologies for providing content and applications including browsers almost in eighteen recognized languages of India.

ConclusionConclusion

• We have made significant progress in ICT sector

• We are willing to collaborate and cooperate in sharing our expertise and learning from other’s experiences

• To make the world more prosperous and peaceful by having inclusive growth.

Thank youThank you