Security Challenges for Digital India Program - Vimal Wakhlu PTC Foundation 24th March 2017

Contents Components of Digital India Program Challenges India is faced with Security Challenges Challenges mitigated Way forward

Components of Digital India Unique lifelong Identity –Aadhar Financial inclusion- Jan Dhan Yojana Electronic and Cashless Financial Transactions- BHIM Connected people -High Speed Internet Sharable private Space on Public Cloud Seamless Integrated Governance across departments Services real time on line and mobile platform Digital Access of Services- Ease of doing business Leveraging GIS for DSS and development

Components of Digital India Universal Digital Literacy Universal access to Digital Resources Digital Resources and Services in local Indian Languages Documents / Certificates on cloud Collaborative Digital Platforms for Participative Governance Portability of entitlements through cloud National Information Infrastructure Smart Cities Smart Buildings Integration of Services and Platforms

Challenges facing India –Socio economic Corruption/ Evasion of Taxes Black money generation India high on International corruption index Bad name / Scares away genuine investor Dependence on Government jobs/ Jobs created though government Schemes Government forced to invest into infrastructure projects with its own limited resources Poor employment opportunities Low economic growth Poor and weaker sections of the society have remained where they were in the last 70 years

Challenges facing India –Socio economic Corruption Evasion of Taxes Black money generation Investment into Real Estate Housing prices go through the roof ! Low economic growth Struggle to find / retain jobs Middle class gets stressed Poor infrastructure Get reasons for not paying taxes Lower Tax base Government imposes more taxes on limited no. of tax payers Despite 70 years of freedom India continues to be a Developing Nation

Recent Government of India remedial measures Demonetization of higher value currency Release of unaccounted stashed cash into economic activity Higher revenues for the government Widening of tax base Cashless transactions BHIM Accountability Reduced Tax evasion Widening of Tax base

Recent Government of India remedial measures Benami Property Act All properties, new and old to be e-Registered PAN details and Aadhar no. essential for registration Sources of income for the property to be justified Benami property becomes government property A large section of people forced to pay tax GST Single tax in whole country Taxation at the final point only- no tax evasion Prices of finished goods likely to fall Widening of tax base

Recent Government of India remedial measures Direct Cash transfer Benefit directly to the BPL citizens Reduced corruption Reduced burden on the tax payer’s money More money for the government to spend on other productive projects These remedial measures implemented seriously have the potential of transforming India in a big way !

Security challenges Defense – shut down of the defense system Power – Smart Grids can be hacked Smart Cities –can be sabotaged Bank Accounts - unscrupulous bank employees Health Services - Stealing /manipulation of individual health records

Security challenges Education - National Digital Library Agriculture - IoT in agriculture for improved productivity Disasters Creation of manmade disasters Homeland security - Breach on Informatics

Cyber Security challenges Threat from enemies Hacking of defense networks Paralyzing Police networks in affected areas Bigger threat -from within the country Bank employees being used as a tool - Creation of multiple accounts with the same ID People with black money -Funding hacking of Income Tax sites /Enforcement Directorate sites

Mitigation of cyber security challenges Big Data Analytics Tracking unusual activities on financial portals Tracking other activities and finding corelations Educating public - Locking phone screens – protect e-wallets - Norms for responding to responding to calls/ enquiries Control over Internet - Root servers in India Use of Intranets

Conclusions Digital India holds a promise of A Skilled Young India Educated India A well Governed India A financially inclusive India Self reliant India Addressing Security challenges is of prime importance in ensuring its success A Developed India ! A World Leader !