hyderabad the indian institute of technology hyderabad iith is at the forefront of digital transformation and digital literacy iith director bs murty said participating in a panel discussion on digital transformation digital literacy organised by akashvani regional news unit rnu hyderabad prasar bharati in association with iith murty said the institute has taken up various digital initiatives such as establishing a centre such as tihan 5g 6g via homegrown wisig hybrid classrooms and opentoallteaching oat among othersdigital transformation at iith is transforming the paradigm of digital literacy in the educational ecosystem said murty and added that this event too stands as a testament to the power of collaborative knowledge sharing the event held in hybrid mode saw participation of various professors from the institute who delved into the significant aspects of ongoing digital transformation exploring its opportunities challenges and strategies to create a more inclusive digital landscape the experts in the panel emphasised that the ongoing digital transformation benefits all segments of society only when it is made more reliable authenticated and vernacularfriendly they also highlighted the digital divide where certain groups have limited access to technology they pointed out that this divide can be based on factors such as socioeconomic status geographical location age and gender strategies were discussed to bridge this gap through initiatives such as affordable internet access digital literacy programmes and community technology centres