Beyond The Boundaries: India's Unwavering Digital Transformation

The term "Information technology infrastructure" refers to the collection of elements required for the administration and operation of the IT environment and corporate IT services in which hardware devices and software applications are needed to steer the entire enterprise.

In today’s era, technology plays a vital role in the success of business. It is required to make business connectivity, increase the production in manufacturing company and reduce cost of production and what’s not.

If an organization's IT infrastructure is adaptable, dependable, and secure, it may assist in achieving its objectives and provide it a competitive edge in the marketplace. As an alternative, firms may have connection, productivity, and security difficulties, such as system outages and breaches, if an IT infrastructure isn't correctly built. Overall, whether a firm is lucrative or not might depend on how well its infrastructure is executed.

“Digital transformation is no longer a choice, it’s an essential driver of revenue, profit and growth.”

Why IT Infrastructure is essential?

• Ensure that customers access the company's website and online store without interruption.
• Quickly create and introduce solutions to the market.
• Real-time data collection for rapid decision-making
• Boost personnel productivity
• To diversify the business and expand the geographical reachability.

Modules of IT Infrastructure:

Hardware includes servers, data centers, personal computers, desktops, keyboards, monitors, and other devices. Using hardware, users can enter data into the system, store and share data. The speed, availability, and adaptability of an organization's infrastructure depends on its hardware. Business should examine the certain factors before investing in the computer hardware platforms such as performance, mobility and scalability.

Software, along with hardware, is an essential part of a company's IT infrastructure. By using quality software, they can save time and effort to emphasize on other value-added tasks. It is essential for businesses to assess their needs, determine the type of software that can meet those needs, and conduct thorough research to identify alternatives.

Network infrastructure includes hardware and software components that enable communication and collaboration between users, applications, and workflows over the Internet. An efficient network enables faster file sharing, increases remote storage performance, and makes business operations more efficient and productive.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a platform used by organizations to coordinate and manage the key elements of their operations. Numerous ERP software programs are essential to businesses because they enable resource planning by combining all the operations required to manage their operations into a single system.

Data storage refers to storing files and documents in a digital format for future use. While large organizations might profit from employing cloud solutions, small businesses can utilize hard disk drives (HDD) and solid-state drives (SSD) to store their data. Businesses may enhance their decision-making and create short- and long-term business objectives when they analyze high-quality data. The protection of data from theft and unauthorized assaults is another benefit of effective data management.

Digital Transformation In India:

While the value of conventional infrastructure has long been understood, recent years have seen a rise in the significance of digital infrastructure to the socioeconomic advancement of the nation. According to the Economic Survey 2022–23, which was delivered by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, the availability and diffusion of digital infrastructure would have a substantial impact on economic growth in the upcoming years.

Key Highlights:

• Digital infrastructure's accessibility and widespread use will significantly contribute to economic growth.
• The launch of 5G services was a landmark accomplishment in India's telecommunications.
• India's creation and harnessing of its DPI(Digital Public Infrastructure) attracting global attention.
• Digital infrastructure guaranteed continuous information transmission and increased economic value.

Developments in Digital Infrastructure:

The umbrella initiative Digital India was introduced in 2015 with the goal of creating digital infrastructure as a fundamental service for every person. In the past three years (2019–21), rural regions have added more internet customers than their urban counterparts (95.76 million against 92.81 million in rural and urban areas, respectively). Aspirational District Scheme, the flagship BharatNet Project Scheme, Telecom Development Plan, initiatives in the North-Eastern Region through the Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan (CTDP), initiatives towards areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), and other ambitious government schemes have all contributed to this.

Government Initiatives:

According to the Economic Survey, the government has made committed long-term efforts to progressively broaden the net to encompass disconnected areas and populations. Domestic mobile manufacture and network installation will be encouraged by government programs like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) for telecom and networking devices. Accessibility, affordability, connection, and inclusivity throughout India will continue to increase with the spread of policies like the Bharat Net Project. As we move closer to India's "Techade," this will assist to realize the objective of our Hon'ble Prime Minister to digitally empower every Indian.

Success Story of Digital Public Infrastructure:

More than just a tech jargon, digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a revolutionary idea that India has promoted on a global scale, particularly during G20 discussions. The Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) has emphasized the nation's distinctive DPI projects, such as digital ID (Aadhaar) and payment infrastructure (UPI).

The Economic Survey notes that since Aadhaar's initial rollout in 2009, the path of digital public infrastructure has been extremely remarkable. Citizens may use e-Government services provided by the Central and State Government in a variety of sectors thanks to a number of government-launched programs and applications, including "MyScheme" and the Unified Mobile Application for New-Age Governance (UMANG), "Bhashini," and others. using platforms.

Artificial Intelligence: Dawn For New India

The Indian Business sector or the government aspires of implementing AI in almost every nook and corner of the society whether it is a commercial space, private investment or public sector operations. The surprising aspects of Artificial Intelligence to be incorporated in almost all the sector of the society is astonishing and nobody could ever visualize that AI could be used in a particular work mechanism.

The?Indian Railways?is on a very marginal approach and is significantly stepping into implementing Artificial Intelligence into every areas of logistic and transport operations.

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) deployed an AI (Artificial Intelligence) and NLP (Natural Language Processing) enabled Intelligent Virtual Assistant. Hence, India’s first ever AI Chabot by a Public Sector Enterprise “AskDISHA” came into being existence. AskDISHA bot is live on the IRCTC website and mobile app to provide rapid replies and information to the passengers, by voice and text and in regional and multi-language.

The?Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)?is set to establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country, in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Geospatial Technology: Geospatial technology is used in the collection, analysis, and storage of geographic information. Geospatial technology makes use of software in the mapping of geographic locations while analyzing the effect of human activities. Geographic Information System(GIS) utilizes digital software to combine datasets and maps about socioeconomic trends and environmental events.

Geospatial Technology is used in sectors like governments, defence, public safety, infrastructure, urban development, and private enterprises that continued to leverage geospatial infrastructure.

Applications of Geospatial Technologies in Indian Urban Development:

• Smart Cities Mission
• Atal Mission For Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT)
• Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM)/ Clean India Mission
• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY)/Prime Minister Housing Scheme
• Urban Mobilization

The IT sector has emerged as a key contributor to economic growth, and the time has come to explore and harness the full potential of digital technologies. India has the potential to pursue its $1 trillion-plus digital economy vision while also unleash unparalleled socioeconomic growth across all sectors through fiscal and policy initiatives, as well as adequate skill development and R&D infrastructure.

If India has to continue on its path to be a global economic powerhouse, there is no substitute to having world class digital infrastructure which should available across the length and breadth of India to every Indian.