The need, importance and urgency of adoption of technology today is unprecedented. The Digital India program has brought technology at the forefront of everything that we do. India is today on the cusp of being a trillion-dollar digital economy, and it is an exciting time for technology in India. However, to understand and realize the full benefit and potential of software products and solutions in India, there is a need to look at how software is being developed today and utilize the newer concepts to the fullest.

The policy and regulation in the IT and technology space is also seeing a quantum shift, with concepts such as generative AI disrupting our lives. Newer innovations are seen almost every day, with passkeys being an interesting concept having the potential to replace passwords in the near future.

As Digital Health is gaining momentum, we hear from Shri Amarjeet Singh Cheema, Associate Director, Health Informatics Group at Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) on how the journey of digital health has been in India.