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Large Scale Digitization

Large Scale Digitization
Start Date :
May 01, 2015
Last Date :
May 27, 2015
00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)
Submission Closed

The Government of India is proposing a platform to digitize various kinds of physical records through crowd sourcing. The need for this platform cannot be over-emphasized. We ...

The Government of India is proposing a platform to digitize various kinds of physical records through crowd sourcing. The need for this platform cannot be over-emphasized. We cannot talk of Digital India and transforming India into a knowledge society if most of the transactions continue to be physical. To increasing move towards digital transactions, there is huge need to digitize all legacy data and physical data which continues to be generated through our physical transactions.

Converting physical records into digital in a machine-readable form, so that necessary compute operations can be carried on is therefore an essential part of all programmes under Digital India, whether it is a the Digital Locker, or sector specific applications under eKranti. Unleashing the captive data through digitization from physical records will enable research, predictive, quantitative and qualitative analysis for informed decision making and proactive governance. This will help in transforming our e-Government applications from Systems of Records to Systems of Engagement.

Digitization of physical records is a non-trivial task. Indian IT industry has garnered billions of dollars worth of industry by digitizing medical transcriptions and insurance records in the past. That model has matured and offers a solution for large scale digitization. But the problem is that the cost of such digitization is very large and existing budgetary constraints of Government and many other organizations do not allow such lavish digitization effort. Consequently, we have not seen much effort for digitization of physical records in the country. Privacy and security issues of sharing records in public domain also need to be taken into serious consideration.

Government itself has large number of physical records digitization of which can enable analytics over data, improve quality of record and decision-making. Some of the public records which can benefit from digitization effort include: land records, municipal records, birth and death registration records, service records of Government employees etc.

Several non-Government organizations can also hugely benefit from such digitization efforts. For example, Insurance companies can manage their insurance records, telecom companies can save millions of dollars by digitizing the documents relating to identity of their subscribers.

The proposed platform will be build using an innovative enterprise content management framework and tools, the solution supports a unique operations model which uses crowd sourcing for digitizing physical records. It rewards subscribers for every word that they transcribe, at the same time ensures secrecy and privacy of the document. It uses an innovative and complex algorithm to ensure accuracy of digitization without having to have supervisors to compare digitized document with the original. The proposed platform will create earning and income generation opportunities for our literate rural and urban citizens, develop digital literacy and IT skills and include them in making of digital India

The cloud enabled platform accessible through multiple devices will have the following features

i. It will be applicable for transcription for all kinds of documents, irrespective of media, format and language. The documents will need to be converted into a human readable image format.

ii. Any user can become a member and start accumulating points by transcribing words/characters. These words/characters would translate into redeemable cash rewards.

iii. Any organization/Government Department can submit its documents for transcription.

iv. A document to be transcribed is scanned and a template of the document created. Based on the template, the content of the document are apportioned to small portions say words or phrases. Such portions are so made that no portion gives any clue regarding the overall context/content of the document.

v. Each portion is thereafter sent to two randomly selected members of the platform for digitizing.

vi. Each member gets a word/phrase which he or she transcribes. The same word, phrase is also shared with another member (selected randomly). The two digitized version of the word/phrase are compared by the machine. If they match, the digitization is successful. If not, the same if sent to third person and based on his digitization, an assessment is made.

vii. Members get rewarded for successful digitization and not for unsuccessful digitization.

viii. OCR will be used to reduce the extent of digitization required through this crowd sourcing mode.

ix. Mobile based application would be available so that members can transcribe words on the move.

This portal will be deployed on the cloud for supporting multiple government agencies with full security features as per the government standards. It has been developed using open standard technologies. The entire initiative is well architected to safeguard the identity of the documents in the process and to ensure accuracy through proper validations. To ensure that everyone can participate, the portal will be made accessible across multiple devices, in multiple formats, and is multi-lingual.

We not only seek your active participation in contributing to the digitization drive, but also in addressing a few key issues around the initiative. We call you to participate in making the platform richer and more useful.

Contribute for a better future. Your opinion matters.

You are invited to share your views on:

1. What would such a platform be called? What would you name it? Suggest a logo.

2. What are the different kind of documents do you think that require immediate digitization and when digitized will generate maximum value? Please suggest documents from both from public sector and the private sector?

3. What are your suggestions for different kinds of commercial models that may be established for crowd sourcing related to this initiative (Paper based model, subscription based model)?

4. Besides the digitization of records, what other services do you think, can be crowd sourced?

5. What are privacy and security concerns?

6. What are the potential weaknesses of this platform which can be improved?

7. What are the potential risks you envision in this type of engagements?

8. How do you think this platform can be popularized for mass engagement?

9. What type of support do you think will help members in becoming more productive and engaged?

10. What other features like Mobility, Gamification, Analytics, etc. can be enabled on the platform to deliver value in the areas of skill development, language learning, entertainment etc.?

The last date to share your views is 26th May, 2015.

Showing 592 Submission(s)
BHUWAN KUMAR JOSHI
BHUWAN KUMAR JOSHI 10 years 2 months ago

There are some suggestions for better utilisation of services of stenographers in Government of India.

DrNo
James Bond 10 years 2 months ago

Very difficult. The fact is that an RTI query reveals IAS officers in the Center state that they don't know the background in states of IAS officers as regards their eligibility to get increments ,promotions, pensionary benefits which are randomly and arbitrarily fixed. Thus since independence DOPT states, it does not have any data regarding eligibility of IAS officers to be given key appointments etc. Thus thousands of crores have been lost on account of false promotions, postings etc/ of IAS

phamshah@gmail.com
pradip shah 10 years 2 months ago

DIGITISATION IS GOOD FOR COUNTRY. BUT BEFORE GOING FOR THAT SOME BASIC STRUCTURE MUST BE FIXED FOR THE ENTIRE NATION BECAUSE EVERY PLAYER IS GOING AS PER THEIR OWN ROAD MAP. UNLESS WE FIX UNIFORM PLATFORM AND INTER COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL BETWEEN DIFFERENT DATABASES, WE WILL END UP IN DAT JUNGLE WITHOUT ANY BENEFIT.
WE MUST GIVE TIME FOR PLANNING OF DATA STRUCTURE SO ALL THE MINISTRIES DO NOT HAVE TO ENTER SAME DATA ON DIFFERENT DATA BASES.WE NEED TO RE-ENGINEER OUR WORK PROCESS ALSO

rameshgantavsp@gmail.com
Ramesh Ganta 10 years 2 months ago

Respected Hon'ble Prime minister Sri Naredra Modi ji, Sir Please thinking Andhrapradesh New State and Special Status .....Thanking you Sir

Pawan Kumar_48
Pawan Kumar_48 10 years 2 months ago

Sir ,
1) The Income Tax is focused only on the salaried class. The business class always enjoys on the the expense of job class. in-spite of 60 yrs of congress rule we are expecting the good governance from a PM , who is a voice of us.
2) can we think of the change of layout of agriculture procedure ( marketing etc) to empower the farmers ( turning to SKILLED Farmer) to close the vacuum of the unbalanced society, Kind regards, Pawan @ gurgaon 9212314595

rajkumarpandey1964@gmail.com
rajkumar pandey 10 years 2 months ago

senior officers in central ministries are not implementing 100% digitization and 100% conversion to e-governance, because in papers/files there are lot of opportunities for subjective and discretionary powers. this is happening in all ministries and their secretaries (IAS recruited during license permit raj of 1979-1981) are only misleading their PM by saying to him IN MEETINGS that they are reforming governance to make it citizen friendly. KATHNE AND KARNE DIFFERS AND MODIJI WILL PAY FOR IT.

NARU PAVAN KUMAR REDDY
NARU PAVAN KUMAR REDDY 10 years 2 months ago

TO WHOM SO EVER IT MAY CONCERN
IN MY OPINION DIGITIZATION IS ALSO REQUIRED IN SELLING OF STAMP PAPERS IN ALL STATES BECAUSE FOR EXAMPLE IF YOU WANT TO BUY 10/- STAMP PAPER, STAMP PAPER VENDOR IS CHARGING 10/- EXTRA, IF YOU
REFUSE TO GIVE HIM HE WON'T SELL STAMP PAPER (INCLUDING FRANKING) TO YOU. SO IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS IT IS BETTER TO INCLUDED IN LIST OF PAYMENTS OF TAXES LIKE DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXES.

Abhijit Majumdar
Abhijit Majumdar 10 years 2 months ago

Digitization of records will unleash the captive data and information stored in paper and image format documents. This information can be used for quantitative, qualitative and predictive analysis. E-Government applications which serve as System of Records will transform into Systems of Engagement, reactive governance will change to proactive governance. Moreover it will create earning opportunities and motivate citizens to learn digital skills. A true march towards Digital India.

bshelat04@yahoo.com
Bhavik Shelat 10 years 2 months ago

Introduce a digital public forum in the affairs of the parliament (Rajya and Lok) on giant screen so congress sees immediate online public opinion via social media 'NOT news' on mandates. So they know we are watching and perhaps learn to stop barking for not making enough black money anymore, hopefully it can do more than that! Suggestions?
This would imply we would need to introduce sessions to social media.

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