Projects

With over 20 years in the tech realm, Santosh Talaghatti has championed significant digital transformations in various sectors. His innovative approach and dedication have made a lasting impact. Explore the pivotal projects that encapsulate some of his experienced projects.

**Project Name:** Project Management – IFMS 3.0
**Client:** Finance Department, Government of Rajasthan
**Role:** Senior Management Consultant
**Period:** 2022-23

Guided by strategic leadership, the overhaul of IFMS 3.0 was directed, amalgamating extensive documentation, fostering inter-departmental collaboration for optimized budget monitoring, and refining core applications in Treasury, Expenditure, and Revenue sectors with a solution-centric methodology.

**Project Name:** Research on AI & Blockchain in IFMS
**Client:** Finance Department, Government of Rajasthan
**Role:** Senior Management Consultant, PwC

R&D on AI and Blockchain into IFMS, resulting in fortified security, advanced data analytics, and improved scalability, thereby redefining the efficiency benchmarks of financial systems.

**Project Name:** TOT for Digital Empowerment
**Role:** CEO – Namaskar with Love Foundation

Through strategic training sessions, teachers in rural and semi-urban Maharashtra schools were equipped with advanced technology & computational skills, integrating digital materials into their curriculum. 

**Project Name:** Digital Kerala Enterprise Architecture Design & Development
**Role:** Enterprise Architect – Government of Kerala

Through the development of the Digital Kerala Enterprise Architecture, system enhancement was achieved in interoperability and security, while leading e-services design, translating government visions into actionable IT strategies, collaborating on architectural specifics, designing a scalable and integrated framework, and upholding superior governance and compliance standards.

**Project Name:** Kerala State IT Policy – Digital Capacity Building
**Client:** Kerala State IT Mission, Government of Kerala
**Role:** Senior Consultant for Change Management & Capacity Building

Instrumental in shaping the Digital Capacity Building Sub Policy within Kerala’s IT framework, this role encompassed fortifying training institutions with advanced AV labs, crafting competency guidelines for stakeholder skill enhancement, and pioneering a virtual IT cadre to identify and upskill individuals in e-Governance within key departments.

**Project Name:** SDPK ( Skill Development Platform – Kerala )
Role:** Change Management Consultant – Kerala State IT Mission

Part of leading Kerala’s transformation into the first “Digital State,” introducing the Skill Delivery Platform Kerala (SDPK) for skill enhancement, consulting major universities on digital strategies, and overseeing pivotal IT and ERP initiatives, fortifying state-wide technical education infrastructure.

**Project Name:** Change Management of Health Department
**Client:** eHealth – Kerala Health Department
**Role:** Change Management Consultant

Orchestrated the training of 30,000 Health Officers in eHealth, driving a vast digital health survey; led the digital transformation of numerous health units with telemedicine and capacity-building; and championed IT innovations, ensuring seamless tech integration within the health sector.

**Project Name:** Kerala State Web Portal
**Client:** Government of Kerala
**Role:** Change Management Consultant

In partnership with TCS and the IT Department, spearheaded the design and overhaul of the Kerala Government Web Portal under the SSDG project, consolidating state data and e-services, enhancing UI and service access, leading to national recognition as one of India’s premier government portals and epitomizing digital transformation in Kerala.

**Project Name:** Digital Transformation of Kerala Police
**Role:** Central Government Consultant & IT Expert

Guided the comprehensive digital transformation of Kerala Police, emphasizing connectivity expansion across 480 police stations, capacity building with specialized training programs, and successfully implementing advanced government systems like LMS, KMS, and Digilocker to elevate the force’s digital proficiency and operational efficiency.

**Project Name:** Central Library Digital Transformation
**Client:** Central Library, Government of Kerala
**Role:** Kerala State IT Nodal Officer

Collaborated closely with the project director to set precise digital transformation objectives for the library, ensuring efficient resource allocation for book digitization, upholding rigorous quality assurance standards, fostering strong stakeholder collaboration, and enhancing the user experience through the design of accessible, user-centric platforms.

**Project Name:** Global Classrooms, India
**Client:** Government of Maharashtra
**Role:** CEO, eLMNOP

As the founder of eLMNOP, spearheaded a groundbreaking educational initiative addressing digital literacy disparities, partnering with global institutions, upskilling teachers, earning accolades from the Government of India, and pioneering India’s first ‘smart village’ in Maan Village, Pune, showcasing tech-driven rural transformation across multiple sectors.

“In reflecting on my two-decade journey, every project has sharpened my passion for R&D in AI, digital transformation, and human empowerment. These experiences have shown me the vast potential when we merge technology with user-centric strategies. I am deeply committed to driving transparent, ethical, and inclusive AI systems that equitably distribute tech benefits. I remain grateful for the collaborations I’ve had, and, fueled by enthusiasm, I am poised to further innovate in the realm of digital transformation, always aiming for societal betterment.”  Santosh Talaghatti