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05/07/22 04:38 AM IST

Digital India week 2022

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  • Prime minister Naredra modi launched Digital India week 2022 in GandhiNagar, Gujarat. The first edition of The Digital India Programme was launched on July 1, 2015 by the Prime Minister.
Digital India Week 
  • Theme- 'Catalyzing New India's Techade'.
  • "India’s story of digital transformation is a story of Digital Innovation, Implementation and Inclusion.
  • India has pioneered innovative digital projects, implemented transformational projects at population scale, and the benefits of various services and initiatives have percolated to the common man living in the rural hinterland, ensuring digital inclusion.
  • The "India Stack Knowledge Exchange", a part of Digital India Week will also include a three days’ long orientation programme – “India Stack Knowledge Exchange: Showcasing India Stack and India’s Digital Products & Services”.
  • Digital Mela' where everyone can walkthrough and Interact with Beneficiaries & Startups.
Digital India Bhashini
  • Digital India Bhashini’ will enable easy access to the internet and digital services in Indian languages, including voice-based access, and help the creation of content in Indian languages.
  • The key intervention in building AI-based language technology solutions for Indian languages will be the creation of multilingual datasets.
  • Digital India Bhashini will enable massive citizen engagement to build these datasets through a crowdsourcing initiative called BhashaDaan.
Digital India GENESIS
  • Digital India GENESIS’ (Gen-next Support for Innovative Startups) - a National Deep-tech Startup Platform, to discover, support, grow and make successful startups in Tier-II and Tier-III cities of India. 
  • A total outlay of ₹750 Crore has been envisaged for the scheme.
My Scheme 
  • ‘MyScheme’ - a service discovery platform facilitating access to Government Schemes.
  • It aims to offer a one-stop search and discovery portal where users can find schemes that they are eligible for.
  • He will also dedicate to the citizens ‘Meri Pehchaan’-  National Single Sign On for One Citizen Login.
  • National Single Sign-On (NSSO) is a user authentication service in which a single set of credentials provide access to multiple online applications or services.
C2S Programme 
  • The C2S Programme aims to train specialized manpower in the area of design of semiconductor chips at Bachelors, Masters and Research levels, and act as a catalyst for the growth of Startups involved in semiconductor design in the country.
  • It offers to mentor at the organisational level and makes available State-of-the-art facilities for design to the institutions.
  • This is part of the India Semiconductor Mission to build a strong design ecosystem in semiconductors.
Significance 
  • Due to this technology, 2 lakh 23 thousand crore rupees of the country have been saved from falling into the wrong hands.
  • Digital India has brought the government to the doorsteps and phones of the citizens.
  • More than 1.25 lakh Common Service Centres and Grameen Stores are now taking e-commerce to rural India.
Source- PIB 

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