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Introduction

Digital India Conclave, Chandigarh 30 August 2018

About The Conference

Advances in the Information Technology & Electronics (ITE) arena have come up as the most significant enablers for improving efficiency & effectiveness of the government. Chandigarh Administration is acutely aware of the tremendous potential of Electronics and Information technology and has made great efforts to ensure that the benefits of these sectors reach to its citizens.
With the optimal focus of Digital India Conclave, Chandigarh 2018 on interchange of ideas, opinions, and ideal practices across the country in driving initiatives that are ushering in the digital era, the aim is to make administrative efficient, service delivery efficient and lives of people efficient. All emphasises will be on Smart Cities, the Start Up ecosystem and Chandigarh’s endeavor for cashless entities besides the IT policy that is shaping future of the city.
The UT Administration is not only giving a thrust to IT industry and encouraging IT exports but also ensuring that the experience of the citizens and interaction of the government is made hassle-free by use of IT. With initiatives like Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, home to top IT countries across the globe, Chandigarh Administration has facilitated not just the industry but introduced and integrated the advantages of IT in the everyday life of its citizens.
The Society for Promotion of IT in Chandigarh (SPIC) which has been set up under the aegis of the Department of Information Technology, Chandigarh Administration for implementing the various plans of the Administration to promote the IT industry in Chandigarh, has launched several initiatives in the governance, education, health, transport and all other sectors which have come as a boon to the industry and the people.
This event will see participation of thought leaders, policy-makers, industry experts, International Agencies and Embassies, profit-making PSUs and other relevant stakeholders of the information technology domain both from private and government sector, academia and others.

Key Themes

  • Digital Chandigarh for Digital India
  • Bharat Net
  • e-SAMPARK
  • NeGP
  • Cyber Security
  • Ensuring cashless Chandigarh through innovation Technology
  • Direct Benefit Transfer
  • Blockchain
  • Artificial Intelligence

Participation From

  • MeitY, Government of India
  • DoT, Government of India
  • Department of IT, Chandigarh Administration
  • Banks
  • Department of IT, Government of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh along with other states
  • Smart City Administrators of Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh
  • PSUs

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Agenda
Agenda – Digital India Conclave, Chandigarh
08:30 am – 09:30 am Registration
09:30 am – 12:00 pm Inaugural: Digital India for New India: The Road Ahead
 
Welcome Address : Jitender Yadav, Special Secretary, Department of IT, Chandigarh Administration
Dr Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Governance Reforms, Government of Punjab
T L Satyaprakash , Managing Director, Haryana State Infrastructure and Industry Development Corporation
M S Padhi, Principal Secretary to Governor, Government of Odisha
Davesh Moudgil, Mayor, Chandigarh
Chief Guest Address: Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance Minister, Punjab
Guest of Honor: Vijay Inder Singla, Minister of IT, Punjab
Launch of Special Issue of eGov Magazine
Vote of Thanks: Dr Ravi Gupta, CEO, Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd
12:00 pm – 12:15 pm Networking Tea & Visit Expo
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm Technology Presentation: MyGov for Digital India
  Saurav Acharya, Team MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm Technology Presentation: Tata Communications – End to End IoT offerings for Smart Cities and Enterprises
  Lalit K Mishra, Head-Strategic Engagements(IoT), Tata Communications Limited
12:45 pm – 01:00 pm Technology Presentation: Opportunities of Data Analytics and AI in City Operations
  Purushottam Chandra Kaushik, Head-Strategy, Smart World and Communication BU, L&T Construction Smart World & Communications
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm Panel Discussion – Smart Cities in the era of Digital India
 
Kamal Kishore Yadav, Commissioner, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation
Sandeep Kadam, Commissioner, Dharamshala Municipal Corporation
Damandeep Kaur, Deputy Director, Technical Education, Government of Punjab
Dheeraj Kumar, Executive Officer, Karnal Municipal Corporation
Purushottam Chandra Kaushik, Head-Strategy, Smart World and Communication BU, L&T Construction Smart World & Communications
Saurav Acharya, Team MyGov, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India
Ajay Charthankar, Joint Managing Director, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML)
Dinesh Shetty, Managing Director, Megasoft Information Systems Pvt Ltd
02:00 pm – 02:15 pm Technology Presentation: Arunakshi Mishra, Assistant Ragistrar, Cooperative Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh and
Dinesh Shetty, Managing Director, Megasoft Information Systems Pvt Ltd
02:15 pm – 02:45 pm Networking Lunch
02:45 pm – 03:15 pm Panel Discussion – Leveraging Futuristic Technology for Good Governance: Challenges & Opportunities
 
Vipul Mitra, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department, Government of Gujarat
Sachin Rana, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh
Arjun Sharma, Director IT Chandigarh Administration
Amit Talwar, Additional Commissioner-Transport, Chandigarh UT Administration
Ravinder Sahani, Senior Director, ETDS, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India
Himanshu Verma, Technical Expert – IT, GIZ India
02:45 pm – 03:30 pm Panel Discussion – Good Governance through eGovernance : Reaching to the last mile
 
Vipul Mitra, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department, Government of Gujarat
Sachin Rana, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Chandigarh
Arjun Sharma, Director IT Chandigarh Administration
Amit Talwar, Additional Commissioner-Transport, Chandigarh UT Administration
Ashutosh AT Pednekar, Commissioner College Education & Secretary, Higher Education, Government of Rajasthan
03:30 pm – 04:15 pm Panel Discussion – Transformation in BFSI Sector through Innovation: Ensuring Digital Economy in Digital India
 
D K Tiwari, Principal Secretary, Department of Technical Education & Expenditure, Government of Punjab
Amit Singal, Deputy Director General, UIDAI, Chandigarh
Shivdular Singh Dhillon, Deputy Commissioner, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
Lt Gen DS Dhaliwal, Advisor Technology to CM Punjab
Ghan Shyam Bansal, Advisor, Labour Bureau, Haryana
Andra Vamsi, Additional Registrar (Banking), Cooperative Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Jaspal Singh, Finance Department, Chandigarh Administration
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Venue
Date: 30 August 2018
Venue: Taj Chandigarh
Block No. 9, Sector-17 A, Chandigarh, Chandigarh – 160017, INDIA

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