Doon University in collaboration with Department of Information Technology, Government of Uttarakhand celebrated the digital India Initiative: e-governance practices in Uttarakhand- Future roadmaps.Deepak Kumar, Secretary, IT was the chief guest at the recent event. The event was inaugurated by an opening talk by Dr Sudhanshu Joshi, convenor of the event, on the topic “Digital India Initiative: Empowering People through the power of digital- Myths and Readiness Issues.”
He explained the evolvement of Digital India over the past 25 years. He highlighted the ground reality and practical challenges in order to achieve the objectives of the Mission and roadmaps to achieve 9 Digital Pillars identified by Central Govt for Uttarakhand. He also spoke about the e-readiness issues, and digital e-learning platforms for bridging the rural- urban economic gap.
In his speech, Prof V K Jain, vice chancellor of Doon University, stressed the need for quality education and the role of higher education Institutions in making Mission “Digital India” a success. Deepak Kumar expressed the desire of the State to join the development regime and present a set of e-governance activities of Uttarakhand government for e-inclusion. Dr B M Harbola, registrar of Doon University, explained the necessity of such intervention for economic and technological sustainability of the State.
The major attraction of the event was the launch of Beta Version of the State’s first wide “Free” MOOC on “E-governance and Public Administration”, prepared by School of Technology. More than thirty five participants from government bodies, research community and higher education were at the event. The event was supported by Computer Society of India (CSI) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai.