Episode 4 - Abhishek Singh on a Tech Friendly Indian Government and Promoting Entrepreneurship

Abhishek Singh is the CEO of MyGov, President & CEO of the National e-Governance Division, and MD & CEO of the Digital India Corporation (DIC) at the Government of India. After an illustrious career as an IAS Officer that saw him work extensively with Chief Ministers and Governors in Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh, Abhishek is now leading the Indian Government's efforts to build digital services for all Indian citizens. In this episode, we discuss how India is shifting from providing Software Services to building Software Products, how the Government is democratising business opportunities for new companies, and what Abhishek thinks is the future of entrepreneurship in India.

0:00 - Intro and Abhishek's journey from IIT to IAS

10:00 - How India is becoming a Product-based Software economy

18:00 - Indian Government's Policy Changes to Support Startups and Manufacturing

25:42 - The Government's Initiatives to improve the Ease of Doing Business in India (hint: https://www.mygov.in & https://www.startupindia.gov.in/)

29:02 - Operating the Government like a Startup and New Initiatives like DigiLocker 

39:02 - Which Digital Initiatives will have the Most Impact in the Future, and how Startups can take Advantage

46:23 - Abhishek's Day-to-Day, how he chooses what to work on, and Engaging Citizens 44:39

54:08 - What it will take for India to become the next Silicon Valley (or as Abhishek calls it, the Indian Valley)

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