MeitY, UP govt organise Digital India consultation workshop

The event in Lucknow focused on raising awareness about key initiatives under the Digital India Programme, including DigiLocker, Entity Locker, API Setu, OpenForge, myScheme, UMANG, and UX4G.

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New Delhi: In a bid to accelerate digital transformation, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh government and Uttar Pradesh Development Systems Corporation Ltd. (UPDESCO), organized a Digital India State Consultation Workshop in Lucknow, a PIB release stated.

 

The workshop Monday saw the participation of key officials from the Uttar Pradesh government, including Shri Anil Kumar Sagar, IAS, Principal Secretary, IT & Electronics, and Ms. Neha Jain, IAS, Special Secretary, IT & Electronics, and State Coordinator, Centre for e-Governance, Uttar Pradesh.  Representatives from MeitY, including JL Gupta (Director, NeGD), Hemant Arora (Senior Director [IT], NIC), Raees Akhtar (SP [Technical Services]), and Praveen Kumar Singh (Director, UIDAI), attended.

It focused on raising awareness about key initiatives under the Digital India Programme, including DigiLocker, Entity Locker, API Setu, OpenForge, myScheme, UMANG, and UX4G.  Discussions also covered crucial verticals like cybersecurity and capacity building.  State officials discussed the CM Helpline (1076), IGRS, UIDAI Ecosystem, and Aadhaar Authentication Services.

In a keynote address, Principal Secretary, IT & Electronics, Anil Kumar Sagar emphasized the importance of data and digital infrastructure, urging the state to leverage connectivity and collaborate for last-mile digital penetration.  Ms. Neha Jain highlighted the workshop’s unique format, which included participation from both state officials and e-District Managers, emphasizing the collaborative effort towards good governance.

The workshop provided a platform for open discussion between MeitY and Uttar Pradesh officials to address challenges in implementing e-Gov projects. The aim was to gather feedback and suggestions for resolving these issues and facilitate the exchange of ideas, knowledge sharing, and industry partnerships.

This workshop, part of a series organized by NeGD, MeitY, was organised in collaboration with various states and territories, the release added. It aimed to promote the Digital India Programme, identify opportunities for integrating state IT projects with Digital India platforms, and recognize successful projects for replication.