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#1 Digital India Resource That You Can Use: Digi Yatra

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DIGITAL INDIA GLOSSARY Gateway to Your Digital Future The Digital India Glossary is a valuable compendium of digital terms and concepts, designed to empower residents in navigating India's digital landscape. In a rapidly evolving digital era, this resource serves as a beacon of knowledge, offering clear definitions and explanations of key terms related to digital technologies, e-governance, and online services. For residents, it's an indispensable tool, fostering digital literacy and enhancing their ability to access and utilise government services, digital platforms, and emerging technologies effectively. Whether deciphering acronyms or understanding complex concepts, the Digital India Glossary empowers citizens, bridging the knowledge gap and enabling them to participate fully in India's digital transformation. #1  Digi Yatra Digi Yatra is a Digital India initiative to provide a seamless travel experience for air passengers. It is a biometric-enabled seamless travel pla

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)

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Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) Digital India Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) is a national digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable, timely, and safe manner. It aims to develop the backbone necessary to support the integrated digital health infrastructure of the country and bridge the digital divide. ABDM provides a wide range of data, information, and infrastructure services, duly leveraging open, interoperable, standards-based digital systems, and ensuring the security, confidentiality, and privacy of health-related personal information. ABDM has the following core components: Health ID:   A unique digital identifier for every individual that allows them to access their health data across different healthcare providers and platforms. Personal Health Records (PHR):   A secure electronic repository of an individual's health data, including medical records, prescriptions, lab reports, and mor

Introduction to API Setu - Digital India For You

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Introduction to API Setu API Setu is a national API platform developed by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) of the Government of India. It is a one-stop shop for discovering, publishing, and consuming APIs. API Setu provides a secure and reliable way for government agencies, businesses, and startups to share and consume data and services. API Setu is part of the Digital India initiative, which aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. API Setu plays a critical role in this by making it easier for businesses and startups to develop innovative digital solutions. API Setu provides a number of benefits, including: Increased innovation: API Setu makes it easier for businesses and startups to develop innovative digital solutions by providing them with access to a wide range of APIs. Improved efficiency: API Setu can help businesses and government agencies to improve their eff

Digital India For You: MeriPehchaan: National Single Sign on

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MeriPehchaan: National Single Sign in Digital India Mere Pehchaan is a national single sign-on (SSO) service launched by the Government of India in 2022. It is a one-point gateway to access multiple online applications and services, using a single set of credentials. Meri Pehchaan is built on the three existing government platforms - Jan Parichay, e-Pramaan, and DigiLocker. It authenticates users based on multiple parameters, such as username, mobile number, Aadhaar, and PAN. Once a user has created a Meri Pehchaan account, they can use it to log in to any application or service that is onboarded with the platform. This eliminates the need to create separate accounts and remember different passwords for each application. Meri Pehchaan offers several benefits to both users and application administrators. For users, it makes it easier to access government services and other online applications. It also helps to protect users from phishing attacks, as they only need to enter their crede

Understanding Bhashini

Understanding Bhashini Digital India's Bhashini is an AI-led language translation platform that aims to enable all Indians easy access to the internet and digital services in their own language, and increase the content in Indian languages. When was Bhashini launched? Bhashini was launched in 2022, during the Digital India Week in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Where is Bhashini available? Bhashini is available across India, and supports all 22 official languages of the country. Who is Bhashini for? Bhashini is for all Indians, regardless of their language background. It is especially beneficial for those who are not comfortable using the internet or digital services in English. Why is Bhashini important? Bhashini is important because it helps to bridge the digital divide in India. By making the internet and digital services accessible in all Indian languages, Bhashini empowers all Indians to participate in the digital economy and society. How does Bhashini work? Bhashini uses AI and Natur

#1 India’s Digital Transformation is underway

India’s Digital Transformation is underway  1 As I was putting the final touches to the draft of this online book  Times of India reported that the Indian Parliament approved the Digital Personal Data Protection bill 2023 . This development among others illustrate the speed with which Digital India is transforming the way the government is serving citizens and how the nation is moving from traditional ways of conducting transactions- cash or paper to DIGITAL .  Today in India we have available enough infrastructure, knowledge, exposure and experience needed for the successful practice of Digital India. National Government Services Portal ( https://services.india.gov.in/ ) lists nearly 10,000 services most of them offered in fully online mode.  However, the percentage of people who are aware of these resources and applying them in their daily life for professional and personal purposes is very small compared to the rest of the population. Let me give you an example.  As part of the dig

Concept of Beckn Protocol

Concept of Beckn Protocol Beckn Protocol is an open protocol that enables location-aware local commerce across industries. It is a set of recommendations and rules that outline specific technical standards that can be adopted for an industry, in a region or a market among its participants to enable open interoperable interactions between them. The Beckn Protocol is designed to be: Open: Anyone can adopt the protocol and build applications on top of it. Interoperable: Applications built on the Beckn Protocol can communicate with each other, regardless of the platform or technology they are using. Location-aware: The Beckn Protocol can be used to discover and connect businesses and consumers based on their location. The Beckn Protocol is being used by a growing number of businesses and organizations around the world. It is the backbone of the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), India's new open e-commerce platform. Here are some of the benefits of using the Beckn Protocol: Red