Digital India
India's DigiLocker app crosses 100 million users
Launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), DigiLocker enables Indians to digitally store a copy of 568 various documents on a secure Cloud platform. Led by Aadhaar card details, the app has issued around 4.94 billion documents, so far, and currently has 101.1 million registered users. The platform that was launched under the Digital India initiative, initiated by the Indian government to digitally empower society and the knowledge economy, targets the idea of paperless governance.
PhonePe, NITI Aayog announce FinTech Hackathon winners
Digital payments platform PhonePe, in association with NITI Aayog, announced the winners of the ‘Fintech Open Hackathon at a virtual awards ceremony. Digital payments platform PhonePe, in association with NITI Aayog, on Wednesday announced the winners of the ‘Fintech Open Hackathon at a virtual awards ceremony.
Digital adoption brings digital divide to the fore: Google India MD
Speaking at the 16th 'India Digital Summit' organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Gupta who is also the Chairman of IAMAI, said that while 500 million people are connected on smartphones, there are 500 million more waiting to join the digital bandwagon and we need to adopt a more inclusive approach to digital transformation.
Open Hybrid Cloud, AI winning mantras for Indian firms in 2022
As innovation, ecosystem partnerships, and integrated customer experiences become increasingly important, leaders need to move quickly to stay relevant. The choices - and investments - they make today will define, in part, how they will compete in a fast-moving global market, says Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India
20% of large firms will use digital currencies by 2024: Gartner
The prediction for wider adoption of digital currencies by 2024 is partly driven by the already healthy environment of service providers and off-the-shelf solutions available to large enterprises that have identified a specific use case for digital currencies. Macro-economic pressures related to ongoing high inflation, and its impact on fiat currencies, could push more CFOs to explore some digital currencies as a potential store of value for a portion of their reserves.
India now has 14% share of world's smart personal audio market
The TWS (true wireless stereo) segment was the main driver in India, growing 92 per cent to reach 7.3 million units, said global market research firm Canalys. Overall, the global smart personal audio market declined by 1.2 per cent to reach 118.8 million units. India's local leader, boAt, broke into the top five for the first time, shipping 2.8 million units.
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