Innovation and Technology can resolve citizen’s day to day inconveniences, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said today.Innovation is not the domain of scientists alone, any person can foster innovation with change of mindset and approach, he said.

The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, said this while formally launching the Monograph on Innovation in Public Administration compiled by Capacity Building Commission (CBC) here today.

Dr. Jitendra Singh reiterated that it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to ‘Ease the Living’ of Citizens through innovation and institutionalising innovation in technological development.

The idea of innovation goes beyond simple ease of living and leads multiple benefits to society as whole by bringing social change in behaviour, he said. “Many of these innovations are going to awaken our citizens with a lot of options that we have in the current milieu given the kind of technology available,” he said.

Drawing inspiration from the words of Prime Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the use of technology will make governance and justice delivery systems reach the poorest of the poor, the marginalised and women living in the hinterland.

Digital innovation will play an important part in the next decade for governance to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy,” he said.