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can be seen with the digitalization unleash a transformation in every
of key sectors such as healthcare, aspect of life – youth can leverage
education, retail, etc. For example, online vocational trainings to
when Intel deployed a pilot project get upskilled and enhance their
for rural broadband connectivity employability, farmers can
using existing power lines, we saw benefit from technologies to
the immediate benefits of digital enhance yields, and rural artisans
inclusion and equitable access and microentrepreneurs can tap
to online services. This solution into larger markets in India or
called ‘WoW’ (Wireless-over- overseas through e-commerce
Wire) was piloted in the village and financing.
of Muana in Haryana. Before the India’s rural economy is its
WoW solution, Pradeep Kumar, a foundation. According to a report
healthcare worker by Bain & Co. and
in the local Primary CII, it employs 68%
Health Centre, of our workforce and
used to travel 10 km makes up nearly
to the nearby town half of our GDP. We
of Safidon every have a massive
day to upload opportunity to
patient health develop and deploy
records. Now with digital technologies
a 100 Mbps WoW for this ecosystem
connectivity, and deliver the
patient health true potential of
records are updated in real time digitalization for growth. Our
enabling multiple vaccination opportunity and challenge are
drives and video consultations to roll out digital infrastructure
with specialists. to reach each and every citizen,
With the advent of enabling them to use it effectively
telemedicine, digital health and then see how innovation
records and data analytics, will emerge from unimagined
the healthcare sector can see corners of this entrepreneurial
tremendous benefits such as society. While leapfrogging to
earlier diagnoses, better patient the digital world, we should aim
outcomes and prediction of to avoid creating a digital divide.
outbreaks, enabling community India’s goal of doubling its GDP
health interventions; all enabled and having a trillion-dollar digital
by access, affordability and economy will enable everyone
innovation. to grow as we embark on this
Similarly, access to rural ambitious digitalization journey.
broadband connectivity can

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