Digital Empowerment
India’s commitment to digital empowerment
Digital infrastructure as Utility to Every Citizen
- Availability of high speed internet as a core utility for delivery of services to citizens.
- Unique, lifelong, online and authenticable Identity to every citizen.
- Mobile phone and Bank account enabling citizen participation in digital and financial space.
- Easy access to a Common Service Centre.
- Shareable private space on a public Cloud.
- Safe and secure Cyber-space
Governance and services on demand
- Seamlessly integrated across departments or jurisdictions.
- Services availability in real time from online and mobile platforms.
- All citizen entitlements to be available on the Cloud to ensure easy access.
- Government services digitally transformed for improving Ease of Doing Business.
- Making financial transactions above a threshold, electronic and cashless. Leveraging GIS for decision support systems and development.
Digital empowerment of citizens
- Universal digital literacy.
- All digital resources universally accessible.
- All Government documents//certificates to be available on the Cloud.
- Availability of digital resources/services in Indian languages.
- Collaborative digital platforms for participative governance.
- Portability of all entitlements for individuals through the Cloud.
Challenges to digital empowerment
Accessible Graphics
Developing Graphic Interface that allows people with low literacy levels to understand and access services
Multilingual Learning
Providing access to digital learning materials in multiple Indian languages
Digital Partnership
Coordinated efforts to deliver Digital Services through large scale Public-Private partnerships
Cybersecurity Initiatives
Protecting citizens from increasing cyber crimes and creating awareness about cyber safety
Digital Employment
Providing employment opportunities and access to open markets in the Digital space
Samhita-CGF’s framework for digital empowerment
Outcomes For
Citizens
Outcomes For
Citizens
- Increased access to social security scheme
- Increased digital financial transactions
Outcomes For
Women
Outcomes For
Women
- Increased usage of digital resources
- Aware and safe digital usage
Outcomes For
Youth
Outcomes For
Youth
Outcomes For Entrepreneurs
Outcomes For Entrepreneurs
- Increase in access to credit
- Increase in digital footprint for enterprises management
Outcomes For
Citizens
Outcomes For
Citizens
- Increased access to social security scheme
- Increased digital financial transactions
Outcomes For
Women
Outcomes For
Women
- Increased usage of digital resources
- Aware and safe digital usage
Outcomes For
Youth
Outcomes For
Youth
Outcomes For Entrepreneurs
Outcomes For Entrepreneurs
- Increase in access to credit
- Increase in digital footprint for enterprises management
Samhita-CGF’s Digital Empowerment Process
Differentiators that digital empowerment sustainable
- Multiple coordinated interventions
- Multi-year model with step-change impact
- Community prioritized interventions
- Sustainable from the outset
- Tech-enabled impact tracking
To collaborate on digital empowerment initiatives!
Differentiators that digital empowerment sustainable
- Multiple coordinated interventions
- Multi-year model with step-change impact
- Community prioritized interventions
- Sustainable from the outset
- Tech-enabled impact tracking
To collaborate on digital empowerment initiatives!
Differentiators that digital empowerment sustainable
Digital Empowerment Case Studies
Digital Empowerment News and Updates
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