Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the government think tank NITI Aayog’s latest initiative, ‘NITI For States’, during a ceremony on Thursday. This digital public infrastructure aims to bolster policy and governance across the nation. He also inaugurated the ‘Viksit Bharat Strategy Room’ at NITI Aayog.

The ‘Viksit Bharat Strategy Room’ promises to facilitate visualization and engagement with insights, allowing for the sharing of information and knowledge crucial for effective decision-making in person. According to an official statement, the platform will host a multi-sectoral live repository comprising 7,500 best practices, 5,000 policy documents, over 900 datasets, 1,400 data profiles, and 350 NITI publications.

The breadth of knowledge products on the platform spans 10 sectors, including agriculture, education, energy, health, livelihoods and skilling, manufacturing, MSME, tourism, urban, water resources, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), along with two cross-cutting themes – gender and climate change.

The statement highlighted that the platform will arm government officials with robust, contextually relevant, and actionable insights, enhancing the quality of decision-making processes. Moreover, it will empower district collectors and block-level functionaries by granting them access to innovative best practices from various states and Union Territories.

The ‘Viksit Bharat Strategy Room’ offers an interactive space where users can visualize data, trends, best practices, and policies in an immersive environment, enabling a holistic assessment of any problem statement. Users can also engage through voice-enabled AI and connect with multiple stakeholders via video conferencing. The design aims for a plug-and-play model, facilitating replication at state, district, and block levels.

A consortium of government organizations has collaborated with NITI Aayog in this initiative. This includes iGOT (Integrated Government Online Training) Karmayogi, an online platform for skill training. NITI Aayog‘s National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) has also been integrated to make various datasets accessible to policymakers. The National E-Governance Division (NeGD) provided support for developing the Viksit Bharat Strategy Room, while Bhashini has offered multi-lingual support. The PM Gatishakti BISAG-N team, supported by DPIIT, has also been integrated to provide geospatial tools for area-based planning.

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