Store, save & share in India, says Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, launches Digiboxx – India’s first indigenous Digital Asset Management platform.
EDITOR’S NOTES
- DigiBoxx™ is the first of its kind digital asset management platform in India, launched by Shri Amitabh Kant IAS, CEO, NITI Aayog
- The platform is the first of its kind ‘Make in India, Store in India’ digital asset management SaaS product that is in line with India’s national security and data localization priorities
- The company aims to sign up over 10 million users over the next 3 years and hire over 5000 engineers locally ensuring a significant boost to highly skilled employment
- DigiBoxx™ is a tech startup founded and promoted by Arnab Mitra, MD, LIQVD ASIA alongwith Ashish Jalan and Vivek Suchanti, Concept Group
Chennai, 22nd December 2020: Shri.Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, virtually launched India’s first Digital Asset Management platform DigiBoxx™ earlier today for the desktop, iOS, and Android systems. During the event, Mr. Amitabh Kant signed up for an account, making him the first user of DigiBoxx. The platform is an Indian digital file storage, sharing, and management SaaSproduct that provides storage options for business as well as individual users. It provides an easy and secure way to store all the files in one centralized location. It is India’s first indigenous tech startup to enter the Digital Asset Management business with value-added services encouraging entrepreneurs to ‘Make in India’ and ‘Store in India’.
Commenting on theinnovationbehind the SaaS platform, Mr. Amitabh Kant said, “This is indigenous innovation at its best. I have always maintained that the Indian tech industry can be globally competitive in all aspects and Digiboxx is such an example. It ticks all the rights boxes for India Inc’s needs but also fills a gap for the MSME universe which is untapped. Now most of India can store, save and share in India without fear of security thre ats and data localization concerns. I am hopeful that this is the beginning of many more such innovations by Indian startups aligned towards the vision of a Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Our dependence on foreign SaaS prod ucts will soon be a thing of the past and Digital India will get a boost with such intuitive solutions”.
On the event of the launch, Mr. Vivek Suchanti, Chairman, DigiBoxx™ said, “We are honored to have Mr. Am itabh Kant launch Digiboxx and register (NITI Aayog) as our very first user. We are determinedto make the Government’s #MakeInIndia (#VocalforLocal) and #Aatmanirbhar campaign a reality. With Digiboxx we are geared to provide data protection and contribute to the growth of the digital engagement landscape in India. Our efforts will ensure over 5000 engineers and 10 million users are impacted in the near term reiterating our commitment to India.”
Arnab Mitra, CEO,DigiBoxx™ added, “Not only does Digiboxx help save data that is accessible from anywhere, but it also helps in the seamless sharing of data with partners, social media pages while retaining the admin rights of that document. So, It can save, control, and monitor who is accessing data in real-time. Digiboxx is all-encompassing Digital Storage Cloud which ensures data security for all Indians. It has been conceptualized and designed basis real feedback from the industry and will ease work processes for individuals and companies in a post COVID world of enhanced digital engagement.Considering the efficiency metric and the promised prici ng, it is good news for the 600 MN+ internet users of the country.”
DigiBoxx™ consists of a file-sharing feature named ‘InstaShare’ that intends to make the user’s life easier by allowing them to share, large-size documents, high-resolution images, videos, PDFs in real quick time by reg istering in the app. The feature is highly user friendly and will take just seconds to share any file. It has free 2GB storage space and the file shared stays for 45 days in the DigiBoxx. It is the first of its kind cutting edge solution introduced by India. The product and services are committed to the Make in India / Aatmanirbhar vision of the Government of India, and overall sentiment across the business circles to build India as a techn ological powerhouse with home-grown digital innovations.
About DigiBoxx™
DigiBoxx™ is an intelligent Indian digital file storage and sharing platform that’s secure, fast, intuitive, and easy on the pocket. With a goal to make digital asset management go vocal for local, we have built a robust techn ology that’s world-class and yet keeps in mind the flavors of India. DigiBoxx™️ is the first of its kind cutting edge indigenous digital asset management SaaS platform introduced in India. It is a tech startup founded and prom oted by Arnab Mitra, MD, LIQVD ASIA along with Ashish Jalan and Vivek Suchanti, Concept Group.
Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog on the launch of DigiBoxx™ on 22nd Dec’20
DigiBoxx is India’s first digital management provider. I am very glad on how this offering has evolved from a mere concept, just an idea to an actual product which will greatly benefit Indian citizens as well as private and government institutions, when it comes to providing digital storage and asset management services. The deve lopment of DigiBoxx, in many ways is a testimony to kind of impact the tech start-ups in India are making and kind of role they should play in enabling to make rapid technological advances in the post COVID era. I am very happy to know that DigiBoxx offers digital file storage and organization by providing an easy secured way to store data, all on an Indian digital storage cloud. The development of DigiBoxx is also in line with a mandate of storing data within the country and therefore ensure data sovereignty and security.
. We have been working with the private sector to develop cutting-edge security products which would enable our country to lead in the post COVID era. Working with the private sector, we were able to develop several products which address themes ranging from financial inclusions to making higher education accessible to all. Therefore, I am indeed very proud when I see young technopreneurs taking the lead and working towards soli difying India’s future as the product, artificial intelligence and technology lab of the world. With over 600 million connections, India is the largest consumer broadband in the world. 500 million + are using smart phones.
India is world’s highest data usage for smart phone at an average 9.8 GB per month and the number is set to nearly double by 2024. Not to forget the availability of mobile data at cheapest cost. There lies an opportunity to proliferate the citizens and ensure that the government services reach the last mile. In fact a lot of e-gover nance initiatives throughout the country have been deployed as cloud services at digital India programme and this is the growing need for cloud services in order to significantly improve infrastructural bottle lines. The pa demic has further boosted the need for a robust and ubiquitous digital asset management services in India in the same way as monetization boosted digital payment.
Ladies and gentlemen, we will present here today’s testimony to the fact that NITI Aayog and the Govern ment have been an active participant in enabling innovations and developing new frontier solutions. NITI Aayog, along with AWS has launched the frontier technologies, cloud innovation centre, a public-private partnership which would address societal challenges through digital innovations. At the same time, the government’s vision of cloud 2022 is aimed at making India a global hub for cloud storage, management and computing. To the team at DigiBoxx, we, at the Government of India, are indeed very proud of what you’ve been able to achieve. Start-ups such as yours will provide the boost for India to take the lead of post COVID era which will be driven by transformational technology solutions.
I would also urge people as well as institutions to try DigiBoxx, India’s fully homegrown data storage and asset management service. This prouduct is a great achievement for our country and entrepreneurs and we must not only support DigiBoxx but also search innovations which are unique to India and are driven by young and promising technology leaders. I would once again like to congratulate the DigiBoxx team and wish them all the best and all the success for their product. I am sure that the people will avail your service and give your prod uct a try. I look forward to more innovative solutions from you and all the other start-ups of the country. We are all here to provide you all the support, assistance and hand-holding. Thank you very much.
