[ad_1] Back in the day, all we had to rely on were paper records. When we visited a doctor, we carried along with us a file containing all our medical records—prescriptions, diagnostic results, etc, for the doctor to review before treating what currently ailed us. When we went to our bank, it was always with…
[ad_1] New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI) India is uniquely placed to combine its sprawling digital public infrastructure (DPI) with the power of artificial intelligence to unleash transformative use cases, Infosys chairman and Aadhaar architect Nandan Nilekani said on Friday. Speaking at Carnegie India’s Global Technology Summit ‘Sambhavna’, Nilekani cautioned that while artificial intelligence (AI) hype…
[ad_1] New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) India must maintain its sovereignty and not become a technological colony of the West, former Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Friday as he emphasised the need to innovate in a nimble, cost-effective manner. Speaking at Startup Mahakumbh here, he cautioned against adopting Western models that could lead…
[ad_1] It is unreasonable to expect developing countries to commit to costly climate mitigation strategies when the only reason developed nations are where they are is that they used cheap polluting technologies to get there. Having said that, global warming is real, and unless all countries commit to a more climate-friendly approach, we will have…
[ad_1] At the same time, we have witnessed the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), driven by tools like ChatGPT. AI has captured the imagination of many with its ability to achieve efficiency gains across sectors such as healthcare, education and public service delivery. With both DPI and AI promising to improve societal outcomes, a critical…
[ad_1] When Reliance Jio launched telecom services in 2016, it added a staggering 170 million new customers in the first 100 days of its operations. This, frequently referred to as the fastest in the history of the global telecom industry, was only possible because Jio was able to use Aadhaar eKYC to complete its statutory…
[ad_1] By the time our presidency ended, at least a dozen countries had signed MoUs with the Indian government to assist with assessing what DPI they could deploy. At the time, we had all patted ourselves on the back for having secured so many international commitments—not realizing that mere agreement to consider adopting DPI can…
