Sushil Prakash

Mr. Sushil Prakash is a dynamic, result-oriented leader, having over four decades of professional experience in designing and delivering innovative solutions while executing major national and regional IT and telecom projects in the UK, Asia and Africa.

Mr. Prakash was selected to be a Lead Consultant to the Government of India on the Digital India Program on full-time basis in January 2012. His innovative contribution to Digital India has been appreciated by the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) with his experience Papers being accepted for presentation at successive International Conferences on e-Governance (ICEGOV) conducted by UNU-EGOV.

Before joining Government of India in 2012, Mr. Prakash held CXO positions at Tatas and at Bank of America. He started his career in 1976 as a member of Government’s Indian Telecommunications Service and was privileged to be deputed overseas very early in his career to facilitate the socio- economic development of the lesser developed countries in Southern Africa using technology enabled innovative solutions.

As Founder Director I-ThinkIndia, Mr. Prakash continues to provide consultancy assisting other developing countries and also the States in India to develop innovative solutions for e-delivery and citizen participation.

In 2017, Mr. Prakash was selected by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, to be a Mentor of Change on its initiative ‘Atal Innovation Mission.’

Areas of Expertise

Manage Digital Government Transformation
Digital Government Transformation through the use of emerging technologies
Develop and Implement models for greater innovation in organizations
Develop and Implement solutions using ICT as a tool for competitive advantage

Education

Master of Business Administration
(Information Systems)
University of Durham
Durham, United Kingdom
Master of Technology
(Communication Engineering)
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Engineering
(Electronics & Communication Engineering)
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Roorkee, India
(University of Roorkee)

Major Projects & Presentations

Building Capacities for enabling Digital Government

Mobile Social Networking Platform – a TICET initiative

Develop the POC for Blockchain to provide the platform for Digital Governance of Land Records for Government of Telangana

Consultancy to States to design and drive the implementation and the operation of key State Level Digital Government initiatives

Establish an institutional framework for State Level strategic decision-making including setting-up of State e-Governance Mission Teams across 36 States in India in pursuance of Govt of India’s Digital India Programme

Develop and implement an on-line MIS system to dynamically review and accelerate the progress of Govt of India’s Digital India Programme across 36 States in India

Talent Acquisition of professional resources for building capacity in 36 States for Govt of India’s Digital India Programme over the period 2013 to 2017

Partner the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) for Proposal on ‘Preparing North East for Digital India’

Presentations at Centre for Innovations in Public Systems (CIPS) to Nodal Officers of all States and UTs engaged on Digital India on “Understanding e-Governance Project Life Cycle and Compliances/ Standards"

NITI Aayog’s mini-initiative “Preparation of Digital Transformation Index for the States’

Design TataTeleServices’ Innovation Engine and partner TTSL’s Business Lines to generate new products and transform current processes

Partner TERI and NASSCOM to develop and publish the report “Sustainable To-morrow: Harnessing ICT Potential”

Proposal to MHRD on ‘Low Cost Solution for Delivery of NMEICT Educational Content from Colleges to Masses’

Patent in the USA and in India for a TICET developed product ‘Mobile Social Networking Platform’ with the product launched by Hon’ble Minister of Communications and IT in India

Develop Engagement Model for Technology’s interface with Bank of America’s Asia Business Units for developing and rolling out innovative products and solutions in Asia

Set up Bank of America’s Global Delivery Centers in Hyderabad, Gurgaon and Mumbai in India, each as a six-sigma project

Using technology transform Bank of America’s Business Continuity Plan in Asia as a six-sigma project

Lecture at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA on “ICT – the tool for Competitive Advantage. Case Study: Bank of America, India”

Lead a team to develop a robust and secure state-of-the-art IT and telecommunication network in Zimbabwe to provide seamless coverage with special focus on rural and remote areas for bridging the digital divide and thereby facilitating socio- economic development of the country

Co-ordinate the development and implementation of UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) sponsored Telecom Master Plan for Zimbabwe

Design and implement the telecommunication set-up for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM Retreat) at Goa in November 1983