Module 22: Information Technology (IT) & Digital Bihar Initiatives

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Bihar has made significant advancements in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and received the prestigious Digital India Award 2020 for its innovative governance solutions.

Internet Penetration Dynamics:

Bihar's share in total national internet subscribers is 6.2 percent.
Remarkably, Bihar's share in rural internet subscribers across India is 10.0 percent, ranking second highest in India after Uttar Pradesh. Rural internet subscriber growth is expanding faster than urban subscriptions.
Under Saat Nishchay Part-1, free high-speed Wi-Fi facilities have been installed across all state-run universities and constituent colleges.

Major E-Governance Infrastructure Projects:

NextGen BSWAN (Bihar State Wide Area Network): High-capacity data backbone connecting all state administrative offices down to block levels.
SecLAN 2.0 (Secretariat Local Area Network): Secure gigabit connectivity across state departments.
State Data Centre (SDC): Secure centralized hosting of all departmental databases.
Knowledge City and Aadhaar Infrastructure Framework Integration.

⭐ Key Points

NextGen BSWAN (Bihar State Wide Area Network): High-capacity data backbone connecting all state administrative offices down to block levels.
SecLAN 2.0 (Secretariat Local Area Network): Secure gigabit connectivity across state departments.
State Data Centre (SDC): Secure centralized hosting of all departmental databases.
Knowledge City and Aadhaar Infrastructure Framework Integration.

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NextGen BSWAN (Bihar State Wide Area Network): High-capacity data backbone connecting all state administrative offices down to block levels.
SecLAN 2.0 (Secretariat Local Area Network): Secure gigabit connectivity across state departments.
State Data Centre (SDC): Secure centralized hosting of all departmental databases.
Knowledge City and Aadhaar Infrastructure Framework Integration.

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What was Bihar's share in India's total rural internet subscribers?

Bihar accounts for 10.0 percent of India's rural internet subscribers, second highest after UP.

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NextGen BSWAN (Bihar State Wide Area Network): High-capacity data backbone connecting all state administrative offices down to block levels.

High-capacity data backbone connecting all state administrative offices down to block levels.

SecLAN 2.0 (Secretariat Local Area Network): ______

Secure gigabit connectivity across state departments.

State Data Centre (SDC): ______

Secure centralized hosting of all departmental databases.

Knowledge City and ______.

Aadhaar Infrastructure Framework Integration