Golok Kumar Simli

Golok Kumar Simli is President – Technology and Innovation at BLS International. He previously served as Principal Advisor and Chief Technology Officer of the Passport Seva Programme at the Ministry of External Affairs. With nearly three decades of experience across government and industry, he has been associated with large-scale e-governance and digital transformation initiatives, including the rollout of Passport Seva 2.0 and e-passports, and has worked with organisations such as MeitY, RBI’s IDRBT, IL&FS, Hindustan Petroleum and IFCI.

From a village in Jharkhand to the vision of Viksit Bharat

My personal arc mirrors the national one - from scarcity to strategy, from exclusion to ecosystem, from village pathways to national policy. I have witnessed a vision that resonates only when it is authentic, earned and future-facing.
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Why chip, AI, cloud and knowledge sovereignty are key to India’s future

India’s path to self-reliance depends on chip, AI, cloud and knowledge sovereignty, ensuring control over technology, data and innovation to strengthen competitiveness and secure future growth.
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Design thinking must for public sector to drive transformation and global competitiveness

While adopting innovation would help public sector generate new ideas and solutions, design thinking would necessitate a problem-solving approach that is ‘citizen-centric and iterative,’ focused on achieving the desired solution.
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Why streamlining code reviews is a challenging yet essential task for quality software

The quest for high-quality software development is neither new nor just a technical endeavour, but a critical pathway to operational excellence and service delivery. One of the cornerstones of achieving this quality is the practice of code review.
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How to deliver large-scale IT projects in Public Sector on time and on budget

By expediting the implementation and focusing on the minuscule “gaps” in implementation itself, large-scale IT project in Public Sector could be delivered on time and under budget
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