Question: How many Digital Thrust Areas have been identified in the document “Digital North East Vision 2022”?
(a)5
(b)6
(c)8
(d)7
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:-
- On August 11, 2018, Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasadreleased the document ‘Digital North East Vision 2022’ in Guwahati, Assam.
- The Document emphasized leveraging digital technologies to transform the lives of people of the northeast and enhance the ease of living.
- First electronics manufacturing cluster in northeastern region was also inaugurated on this occasion.
Objectives of Digital North East 2022 are as follows:
- To provide high speed broadband connectivity and mobile connectivity in all the uncovered villages in the northeastern region.
- To create a Cloud- hub at Guwahati with Disaster Recovery Center for the NER.
- To expand Common Service Centers to all Gram Panchayats in North East States.
- To provide better access to quality health, educational and agricultural services using Digital Technology.
- To promote local tourism, art and culture, handicraft, handloom.
- To establish Start-ups and innovation Hub for North East.
- To provide safe and secure cyberspace for digital north east by setting up specialized cyber security labs and by providing skill development through special trainings and IEC.
- Eight Thrust Areas have been identified by this Vision document for the empowerment of the people of the northeastern region.
- These areas include Digital Infrastructure, Digital Services, Digital Empowerment, Promotion of Electronics Manufacturing, Promotion of IT and ITES (IT enabled services) & BPO Industries, Promotion of Digital Payments, Digital Innovation and Start-ups, and Cyber security.
About Northeast India:-
- Northeast comprises Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.
- These states have a total area of over 262,230 sq km.( about 7.9% of India’s territory) and according to Census of India 2011, a population of 4.4 Crore (almost 3.2% of India’s population).
See also the links below:-
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/vision-document-for-digital-northeast-launched-aims-to-enhance-the-ease-of-living/articleshow/65368627.cms
http://meity.gov.in/DeitY_e-book/Book_digital_north_east_2022/files/pdf/Book_Digital_North_East_2022.pdf
http://newsonair.nic.in/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=351353