Digital North East Vision 2022 unveiled in Guwahati: Details, Features, Aim, Purpose

The Digital North East Vision 2022 was unveiled in Guwahati, Assam by Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad.

The Digital North East Vision 2022 was released in presence of Chief Ministers and IT Ministers of the North East States and senior officials of Central Government Ministries including DoT and DoNER etc. First electronics manufacturing cluster in the northeastern region was also inaugurated in Guwahati, Assam.

The Digital North East Vision 2022 document stressed leveraging digital technologies to transform lives of people of northeast and enhance ease of living.

The Digital North East Vision 2022 identifies eight digital thrust areas namely, Digital Infrastructure, Digital services, Promotion of Electronics Manufacturing, Digital empowerment, Promotion of IT and ITes including BPOs, Digital Payments, Innovation & Startups, and Cybersecurity.

The Digital North East Vision 2022 has developed state-wise roadmaps for implementing digital initiatives in the North East States. Through these, it aims to empower the people of the North Eastern region. Under Digital North East, Union government will invest nearly Rs. 10,000 crore in the region over next 4 years to implement more than 400 projects.

Digital North East is envisioned as an integral part of the Digital India programme. It will help in leveraging the power of Information Technology to leapfrog the overall development of the North East region and realize its full potential.