Omkar Rai
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Omkar Rai (Technocrat) | |
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| Technocrat - GOI | |
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| Born | Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University (Ph.D.) |
| Profession | Government Official |
Omkar Rai is an Indian technocrat and Information technology/IT Enabled Services policy maker at the Government of India. Rai was ranked top as global IT influencer under Internet of things category by Twitter in November, 2020.[1][2][3]
Education[edit]
He has a Ph.D. in statistics from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
Career[edit]
He served as Development Commissioner Information Technology Enabled Service, Special economic zone.[4] [5]
Professional work[edit]
Rai has worked on the National IT Policy 2012 and formulated Start-up incubation program for IT/ESDM sector to promote entrepreneurship, innovation and product creation in the country. Dr. Rai is acclaimed for dispersing technology industry to Tier-II and Tier-III cities in India and have worked on National Policy for Software Products.[6][7][8] [9]
Recognition[edit]
Distinguished alumnus Award by Banaras Hindu University in 2020 was conferred to him for his contribution in enabling start-ups and innovation in Information technology / Information Technology Enabled Service sector and formulation / implementation of Information and communications technology applications across domains.
Rai is credited to bridge the gap between academia and industry and formulated an interface among industry, academia and IT/ESDM sector.[10][11][12]
Membership and positions held[edit]
Rai has held positions in promoting and encouraging innovation-led tech entrepreneurship programmes and in building an ecosystem to facilitate incubation, mentoring, R&D, industry-connect and funding.[13][14][15]
- Director - National Internet Exchange of India & Haryana State Electronics Development Corporation Limited
- Director on the Board of Directors of MTNL-STPI IT Services Limited
- Member - Advisory group for the Electronics and IT Department, Government of Odisha
- Member IT Advisory Committee DIT, Government of Goa
- Member Governing Body of School of Open Learning, Delhi University
- Member - Board of Governors (BoG), International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar
References[edit]
- ↑ "Omkar Rai Tops Global IoT Influencer in Nov 2020, Reports Global Magazine Verdict | Mangaloremirror.com". 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ↑ Release, ANI Press. "Quantum computing can help prevent the onslaught of the next pandemic: Dr Omkar Rai". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ "Quantum computing can help prevent the onslaught of the next pandemic". The Financial Express. 2021-05-26. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
- ↑ http://sezindia.nic.in/upload/latestnews/5907083574a72209meetingnoticescaned2.pdf
- ↑ http://www.tieglobalsummit.org/dr-omkar-rai
- ↑ Rai, Omkar. "Omkar Rai on Indian IT mindboggling growth in three decades". India Today.
- ↑ Rai, Omkar. "Sceptics proved wrong on slowdown in IT industry". business-standard.
- ↑ "Dr. Omkar Rai – DG STPI – Technology Conference and Expo – BusinessX Media". www.businessxmedia.com. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ↑ Network, Elets News (2020-08-01). "India Aspires to be Software Product Industry by 2025: Dr Omkar Rai - eGov Magazine | Elets". eGov Magazine. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ↑ HINDI, NYOOOZ. "BHU पुरातन छात्र समागम में बोले STPI के DG- भारत सॉफ्टवेयर डेवलपमेंट में बन रहा वर्ल्ड लीडर | Varanasi NYOOOZ". NYOOOZ HINDI (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-06-10.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "BHU Alumni Meet : महामना की बगिया से निकलीं आठ हस्तियों को किया सम्मानित, पीएम मोदी ने भेजा संदेश". Hindustan (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-06-10.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "BHU में शुरू हुआ पुरातन छात्र समागम, देश विदेश से पहुंचे 1500 पुरनिए, नही दिखे चांसलर जस्टिस मालवीय". Patrika News (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-06-10.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "National Internet Exchange OF India Information - National Internet Exchange OF India Company Profile, National Internet Exchange OF India News on The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ "HARYANA STATE ELECTRONICS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED - service provider of Scientific Items, Teaching Aids, LED TV/... | Connect2India". connect2india.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
- ↑ LegendNews (2020-12-08). "भारत में टेक्नोलॉजी की स्वीकार्यता बहुत तेजी से बढ़ी है : डॉ. राय". Legend News. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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