Diplomat Correspondent
New Delhi, DD, Amit Sharma, Secretary to Government, Information, Communications & Technology (ICT) and Cooperation Departments, Government of Mizoram today participated in the 5th edition of DigiTech Conclave and Awards 2025 held in New Delhi today as a keynote speaker in which he termed Artificial Intelligence as the founding pillar of future governance models.
Amit Sharma, Secretary ICT & Cooperation, Mizoram was invited to share his perspectives as a national expert of the eGovernance domain, figuring amongst the key shapers of Digital India Movement in different states/UTs in India. He shared his vision on AI and emerging technologies which are being elaborately being covered under “India AI Mission” led by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
Amit while attending this Conclave expressed that there is an urgent need to organise these kinds of Awareness Conclaves and Programmes in North Eastern and Hilly States to remove the technology disconnect and inhibitions of the public here and also disclosed that he has been constant working towards ensuring same so that they come under the umbrella of maximum e-Governance reforms bracket.
In this important eGovernance Nationl-level Conclave organised by ET Group, Secretary ICT & Cooperation Mizoram Amit Sharma shared various perspectives, views, experiences and insights on various Government innovative initiatives in emerging technologies like AI-Certification for Government Employees, BHASHINI (National Language Translation Mission), State-of-the-Art Data Centre, Global Capability Centres and many more.
Earlier, in this important panel discussion on the topic “Digital Governance: Innovation and Skill Development in AI and Emeging Technologies”, other keynote speakers apart from Secretary ICT Mizoram Amit Sharma, Additional Secretary MeitY Abhishek Singh gave a detailed perspective about AI Mission of the Government and future targets. NICSI MD Dr Rajesh Kumar Mishra talked about various initiatives being taken by them introducing AI interventions, DG NIELET Dr Madan Mohan Tripathi talked about Deemed status of the Institute with spread all across the nation with courses being offiered from school to highest level, CEO Digital India Bhashini Division shared important thoughts of Large Language Model with AI support.
ET Group expressed special gratitude to Amit Sharma for coming all the way from North-East and sharing his perspectives and vision on this all-important Artifiial Intelligence related session in ET DigiTech Conclave and Awards 2025 and also honoured him wherein all domain experts shared their views alongwith giving awards to the top initiatives in the eGovernance domain.DD
