This includes providing bio-metrically based identification for all citizens, and dramatically increasing connectively particularly in rural areas, projecting to install broadband in 250,000 villages by 2017 and free Wi-Fi in public schools and universities.Ĭompared to previous business trip to India couple years ago, the connectivity experience in Mumbai and Delhi are much improved in transitory areas like offices, hotels, airports and major public areas. This boom in mobile usage is further expedited by the Indian government's efforts to promote accelerated access to digital technology, including a $17B iDigital India initiative.

Everywhere we see people on mobile, whether drinking tea, rearranging business appointments, checking news or increasingly, accessing online education via specialized apps like App Adda 24/7 from Career Power. In her annual report on the Internet Economy, Mary Meeker (partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) estimated that in 2016, 65% of all Internet traffic in India will take place on mobile phones. Local telecommunications statistics project more than 1.033B mobile phones in use across India. What I try to achieve in this brief post is sharing personal observations during a recent trip to India on how the country is going digital and online. These topics would be best served by qualified experts in another discourse. We can't hope to fully understand modern India without first embracing its ancient history which has given the world two major religions in Hinduism and Buddhism, respecting its regional, ethnic and cultural diversity, and carefully studying its contemporary history and socio-political construct post independence before attempting to discuss its macro economic and technological progress. India is also home to 1.33B people, one of the highest literacy rates in the world and a projected economic growth of 7.5% which is the envy of most countries. It would seem the traffic never ceases, nor does the city (indeed country) peel her attention away from millions of mobile devices. Throngs of Hindu worshippers crowded around idol bearing vehicles add another sensory dimension to the colours, sights, sounds which we have come to expect from Incredible India. Visiting Mumbai during the week of Ganesh festival is an unique experience.

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