Panel Discussion: Creating a foundation for accelerating digital initiatives

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In this video:
Moderator: Sudipta Dev, Senior Associate Editor, Express Computer, Indian Express Group

Panelists :
+ Rishikesh Patankar, COO – Education, CSC Academy, CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd, MeitY, Government of India
+ Rama Devi Lanka, Director, Emerging Technologies Officer on Special Duty (ITE & C Department), Government of Telangana
+ Inder Pal Singh Sethi, Deputy Director-General, NIC, MeitY, Government of India
+ Gobind Khattar, GM – IT, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Government of India
+ Dr Shailesh Kumar Shrivastava, Scientist-F & Head, Digital Government Research Centre, National Informatics Centre, Government of India
+ Anoop Chaturvedi, Country Manager – Public Sector Business, Pointnext Services, HPE India
+ Himanshu Singh, Head of Solution Engineering & Public Sector, Freshworks

Key Highlights:
+ Rishikesh Patankar, Chief Operating Officer – Education at CSC Academy, CSC e-Governance Services India Limited, MeitY: Tele-law programme provides pre-litigation advice to citizens in the rural areas

+ Rama Devi Lanka, Director, Emerging Technologies & OSD (ITE & C Department), Government of Telangana: We formulated policies for AI, drones and blockchain to set up frameworks for areas like healthcare, education, agriculture and other departments

+ Gobind Khattar, General Manager (IT), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL): Different enterprise resources have been unified under an integrated umbrella

+ Dr Shailesh Kumar Shrivastava, Scientist-F and Head, Digital Government Research Centre, National Informatics Centre, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: Digital services should be made mandatory for every level of Government

+ Anoop Chaturvedi, Country Manager – Public Sector Business, Pointnext Services, HPE India: Application architecture should provide seamless experience backed by robust infrastructure

+ Inder Pal Singh Sethi, Deputy Director-General, NIC, MeitY: Data analytics has been used for analysing data for various programmes using APIs under a unified platform

+ Himanshu Singh, Head, Solution Engineering & Public Sector, Freshworks: Scalable solutions on Cloud should be focused for seamless experiences