India ups investment in digital public infrastructure, plans DigiLocker extension

The Digital India program that includes the national digital identity, Aadhaar, as well as public sector systems for biometric authentication and online government services, is receiving a funding boost, The Economic Times reports.

More than 149 billion Indian rupees (US$1.79 billion) has been earmarked over the next five years by the Cabinet of the country’s central government to upgrade and expand the program.

The funding will support skills improvement for more than 600,000 information technology professionals, expand a government translation …

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