Digital transformation in the Indian government

Verma and Dawar examine digital transformation in the Indian government. Digital India is the flagship program of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This program is centered on the vision of offering digital infrastructu...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM 2019-11, Vol.62 (11), p.50-53
Main Authors: Verma, Neeta, Dawar, Savita
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Knowledge economy
Public administration
Technological change
Technology adoption
Transformations
Vision
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Summary:Verma and Dawar examine digital transformation in the Indian government. Digital India is the flagship program of the Government of India with a vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. This program is centered on the vision of offering digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, providing governance and services on demand, enabling the digital empowerment of citizens. Besides policy making facilitation to the IT industry and start-ups, the government has also adopted state-of-the-art ICT for its own transformation for efficient and effective delivery of information and services to citizens at large.
ISSN:0001-0782
1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/3349629