National Informatics Centre (NIC), IEEE Computer Society and Oracle organized Gov Tech-Thon 2020 commencing from October 30, 2020, to November 1, 2020. This would be launched under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Dr. Neeta Verma, Director General, NIC while addressing the Valedictory function of Gov Tech-Thon 2020, said that this virtual hackathon displayed a unique combination of Social Sector and Emerging Technologies. She also highlighted that the Hackathon has enabled the use of Emerging Technologies for social inclusion, empowerment of people & overall upliftment of the nation. NIC provides ICT and e-Governance support to the Government. It is playing a key role in delivering the services under the Digital India initiative. In the Valedictory function of "Gov Tech-Thon 2020", Dr. Savita Dawar Deputy Director-General, National Informatics Centre introduced the Challenges & Winners of this virtual hackathon. She also highlighted that technologies like AI and Blockchain can help to solve the problems in Agriculture, Education and Transport sectors.
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Dr. Neeta Verma, DG, NIC addressed the Valedictory function of “Gov Tech-Thon 2020”
From January 2021 • Informatics, National Informatics Centre