Digital 2020: The march towards an intelligent enterprise

As we enter 2020, India faces an incredible paradox. While at one end, we have set ahead of us a bold, audacious aim of becoming a $5-trillion economy, we are faced with the stark realities of a less than 5% GDP growth rate. As experts assure that the worst is behind us, we in the technology industry must not lose focus on the possibilities that lie ahead of us thanks to the strong emergence of the digital economy. Even policy makers are upbeat about the myriad possibilities. Digital India is expected to contribute more than $1 trillion to the $5-trillion economy. To bring this to life, India’s policy makers have introduced many programmes and reforms in form of its plan for 100 smart cities; launching the world’s most extensive biometric identity programme, popularly known as Aadhaar; reforming India’s tax structures by way of introducing GST and e-Way bill; launch of Ayushman Bharat to offer medical coverage for 500 million Indians and many other such initiatives that all use technology as the backbone for citizen services.