Series 4 Episode 1: Making Digital India Work

By Mr. Abhishek Singh/ 27-Sep-2020

About the episode

This discourse focuses on the various initiatives of digital India like arogya setu, UPI, Passports etc. and the ease with which they can be procured. The highlight is on the challenges faced in making digital India work. The concept of e governance is also taken up and the role and relevance of e governance in the present context is discussed. The discourse will help in understanding the role of data analytics in building a new workforce.

Episode Speaker

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Mr. Abhishek Singh

IAS officer, CEO
MyGov

Speaker's Profile

Shri Abhishek Singh is an officer of the 1995 batch of IAS with diverse experience of administration, managing law and order, implementing development programs, and of policy formulation at Central Government with regard to use of Technology for improving Governance.

He is presently posted as CEO MyGov with additional charge of President & CEO NeGD and MD & CEO Digital India Corporation.

He has done Masters in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government as a Mason fellow in May 2013. He did his B Tech and M.Tech from IIT Kanpur.

He has also worked in Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh. He has the experience of working in close coordination with international and multilateral agencies like World Bank, DFID, UNICEF and WHO.