NASSCOM Product Council today announced the launch of the ‘Aadhaar Diffusion Project’; a unique effort in collaboration with UIDAI to accelerate the development of applications and services that leverage the Aadhaar identity infrastructure. The launch, organized on the sidelines of NASSCOM Product Conclave, witnessed Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, UIDAI; Mr. Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM and Mr. Ravi Gururaj, Chairman, NASSCOM Product Council sharing a roadmap on how this initiative could play a key role in catalyzing the socio-economic development of the country.
Talking about the initiative, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, UIDAI said, “The launch of ‘Aadhaar Diffusion Project’ is an important step towards building a vibrant and innovation centric ecosystem on the Aadhaar platform. The goal is to achieve widespread diffusion of Aadhaar platform knowledge across new entrepreneurial ventures and existing software companies to assist and nurture Aadhaar capabilities across a broad range of software applications and services to benefit residents, government and enterprises. We are sure that this initiative with NASSCOM will go a long way to help build an innovative application ecosystem for Aadhaar and deliver widespread benefits to residents of India.”
Highlighting the impact this initiative could create, Mr. Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM said, “With the ‘Aadhaar Diffusion Project’, our vision is to create a vibrant technology ecosystem that brings together key stakeholders and build on the identity infrastructure. We are hopeful that this initiative will help residents move towards a unique identity that can be authenticated anytime, anywhere”.
As part of the initiative, NASSCOM plans to hold a number of activities to evangelize software developers; Annual Developer Conference, Hackathons, App Contests and Bootcamps. The Aadhaar Diffusion Project’ will also run Awards in varied categories as well as have certification programs in partnership with a leading industry certification organization and leveraging existing UIDAI programs.
Mr. Ravi Gururaj, Chairman, NASSCOM Product Council said “The initiative spearheaded by the NASSCOM Product Council in association with UIDAI, is a positive step towards utilizing technology for improving the lives of our residents. We are proud to be a part of this project and are hopeful that it will become a prime example of how the latest technological advancements can help improve governance.”
With over 460 million Aadhaar numbers being issued, this digital identity infrastructure provides a unique identity number to a resident of India which can be verified anywhere, anytime using fingerprint, iris and OTP authentication. The resident authorized electronic KYC (Know your Customer) acts as a gateway to several services like bank accounts and insurance policies. Aadhaar as a payment address provides the basis for transforming payments and the entire platform is architected for building innovative applications. The initiative will link Aadhaar with various IT based applications that help residents utilize the benefits of this infrastructure to the optimum.
About NASSCOM
NASSCOM (www.nasscom.in) is India's National Association of Software and Service Companies, the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT software and services industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with nearly 1300 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India.
NASSCOM is committed to work proactively to encourage its members to adopt world class management practices, build and uphold highest quality standards and become globally competitive. In India and around the world, NASSCOM members are participants in the new global economy and are reputed for their cutting-edge business practices and social initiatives.
Talking about the initiative, Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairman, UIDAI said, “The launch of ‘Aadhaar Diffusion Project’ is an important step towards building a vibrant and innovation centric ecosystem on the Aadhaar platform. The goal is to achieve widespread diffusion of Aadhaar platform knowledge across new entrepreneurial ventures and existing software companies to assist and nurture Aadhaar capabilities across a broad range of software applications and services to benefit residents, government and enterprises. We are sure that this initiative with NASSCOM will go a long way to help build an innovative application ecosystem for Aadhaar and deliver widespread benefits to residents of India.”
Highlighting the impact this initiative could create, Mr. Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM said, “With the ‘Aadhaar Diffusion Project’, our vision is to create a vibrant technology ecosystem that brings together key stakeholders and build on the identity infrastructure. We are hopeful that this initiative will help residents move towards a unique identity that can be authenticated anytime, anywhere”.
As part of the initiative, NASSCOM plans to hold a number of activities to evangelize software developers; Annual Developer Conference, Hackathons, App Contests and Bootcamps. The Aadhaar Diffusion Project’ will also run Awards in varied categories as well as have certification programs in partnership with a leading industry certification organization and leveraging existing UIDAI programs.
Mr. Ravi Gururaj, Chairman, NASSCOM Product Council said “The initiative spearheaded by the NASSCOM Product Council in association with UIDAI, is a positive step towards utilizing technology for improving the lives of our residents. We are proud to be a part of this project and are hopeful that it will become a prime example of how the latest technological advancements can help improve governance.”
With over 460 million Aadhaar numbers being issued, this digital identity infrastructure provides a unique identity number to a resident of India which can be verified anywhere, anytime using fingerprint, iris and OTP authentication. The resident authorized electronic KYC (Know your Customer) acts as a gateway to several services like bank accounts and insurance policies. Aadhaar as a payment address provides the basis for transforming payments and the entire platform is architected for building innovative applications. The initiative will link Aadhaar with various IT based applications that help residents utilize the benefits of this infrastructure to the optimum.
About NASSCOM
NASSCOM (www.nasscom.in) is India's National Association of Software and Service Companies, the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT software and services industry in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with nearly 1300 members, of which over 250 are global companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and e-commerce. NASSCOM has been the strongest proponent of global free trade in India.
NASSCOM is committed to work proactively to encourage its members to adopt world class management practices, build and uphold highest quality standards and become globally competitive. In India and around the world, NASSCOM members are participants in the new global economy and are reputed for their cutting-edge business practices and social initiatives.
