Panel Discussion: The role of ICT in overcoming challenges during Covid19 and the road ahead | Digital Technology Sabha 2020 | 26th August 2020

Moderator : Arun Moral J, Director, Government & Public Sector, Deloitte

Panelists:

• Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT, Government of Telangana
• SVR Srinivas, Principal Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Maharashtra
• Ajay Chagti, Special Secretary, IT Department, Government of NCT of Delhi
• MS Soumya, Secretary, IT Department, Government of Puducherry
• Debapriya Nandan, Senior Director & Head, Public Sector, Business Development, Oracle India Pvt Ltd
• Sanjay Kumar Das, Joint Secretary, Department of IT and Electronics, Government of West Bengal

Key Highlights:

1. Covid has not pushed us back; we continue to implement our IT projects: Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, IT, Government of Telangana

2. The Maha Parwana platform will facilitate investments and ease of doing business in the state: SVR Srinivas, Principal Secretary, Information Technology, Government of Maharashtra

3. Test, Trace, Track and Treat: Technology has supported all four aspects of our Covid response: Sanjay Kumar Das, Joint Secretary, Department of IT and Electronics, Government of West Bengal

4. Security, automation and AI in data management will be part of life in a post Covid world: Debapriya Nandan, Senior Director & Head, Public Sector, Business Development, Oracle India Pvt Ltd

5. We have developed several applications in a versatile manner to tackle the pandemic: Sanjay Kumar Das, Joint Secretary, Department of IT and Electronics, Government of West Bengal