Showing posts with label nandan nilekani. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nandan nilekani. Show all posts

Monday, November 09, 2009

excerpts from nandan nilekani's latest interview on UID project

This is a project, which is unprecedented anywhere in the world

I have an office in the Planning Commission and thanks to Ahluwalia.

Challenges : 1 - De - duplication : to check duplication for 1 million entries daily.
2 - Quality of finger prints

It is an ultimate form of inclusive growth.

Aggressive deadlines : Issue the first set of numbers in 12-18 months.
600 million numbers in five and a half years from now

2 types of companies needed to implement this : One will provide technology for us
The second is those running applications for us

A biometric committee now under Dr B K Gairola, who is the director general of the National Informatics Centre (NIC).

read the full story on BloombergUTV

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

Nandan Nilekani Quits Infy

Nandan Nilekani will relinquish the position of co-chairman and member of the board at Infosys.
Nandan Nilekani is goin to take charge of of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Nandan Nilekani will be appointed as a chairperson in the rank of cabinet minister.

Full Story on : CXOtoday

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