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Context
An event has been organised by the Department of Telecommunications and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (An international organisation that promotes ICT and headquartered in London), on ‘Digital transformation centre stage – India’.
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Aim
The event aimed at highlighting the success stories of India pertaining to the usage of ICT and its transformative digital revolution that is accompanied by several applications.
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More about the event
- India’s successes in ICT and digital transformation are in alignment with objectives of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation to which India is also a part, along with 33 other countries.
- Aadhaar (unique digital identifier), Unified Payment Interface, Direct Benefit Transfer through the JAM Trinity to reach out to the poor and marginalised sections of society with the benefits of welfare schemes and so on have been the major elements of the Digital India programme.
- These initiatives exemplify India’s firm determination to promote ICT for a sustainable, equitable, and inclusive future.
- There was a presentation by UIDAI that offered a narrative on the role played by the agency and the digital programmes in the establishment of financial inclusion.
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