Homegrown ICT infrastructure firm Sify Technologies has announced the appointment of Dr. Ram Sewak Sharma as a new Director on the Board of Sify Technologies Limited.
Dr. Sharma is a retired IAS officer of 1978 batch from Jharkhand cadre who has had a distinguished service record of more than four decades, leading reforms and leveraging IT to simplify administrative processes, thus, contributing to shaping India’s policies in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).
Dr. Sharma said, “I am happy to join the Board of Sify Technologies. In my professional ascent, I have always viewed technology as an enabler and catalyst for large scale implementation of social welfare measures. It is this experience that can help scale Sify’s services.”
As the founding Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Dr. Sharma helped formulate and launch Aadhaar, India’s first and the world’s largest biometric identity system, an experience that eventual found expression in a process biography- ‘Making of Aadhaar: World’s largest Identity Platform’.
Raju Vegesna, Chairman, said, “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Sharma to our Board. As Sify scales, Dr. Sharma’s experience and ringside view of technology-enabled operations are valuable strengths from which Sify can gain. Sify will bank heavily on his mentorship as it strives to establish a leadership position across all its businesses.”
Dr. Sharma’s extensive experience in the telecom industry dates back to his time as the Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and as the Secretary of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Ministry of Communications and Information Technology).
Dr. Sharma holds a master’s degree in mathematics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, a master’s in computer science from University of California, Riverside, and a PhD from IIT, Delhi.
He also serves as an independent director on multiple corporate boards including Tanla Platforms (a cloud communications solutions provider) and is associated with ONDC as non-executive chairperson.
