In an era of rapid digital advancement for India, initiatives like SmartGaon emphasise that technology's significance lies in its ability to empower and connect with people, rather than just its technical prowess. SmartGaon was focused on using technology to address issues in governance, healthcare, education, and livelihoods at the community level, long before concepts like AI and cloud computing became widespread business discussions. In a conversation with ET Digital, Yogesh Sahu, Chief Product and Business Officer at EVOCS Tech and its Indian entity Velloe, discusses how his experiences with a groundbreaking rural digital project in India still influence his work in enterprise tech, platform innovation, and digital infrastructure. Edited excerpts.
The Economic Times (ET): Your career spans grassroots digital transformation through SmartGaon to enterprise-scale infrastructure at EVOCS Tech. What prompted this shift from social-impact innovation to enterprise technology, and how did your priorities evolve along the way?
