He also said that India "cannot afford" a digital divide in society if it is to become economically stronger.
"There is a need to reach every household in rural areas to provide them affordable preventive as well as curative healthcare services.
"How do we connect small farmers, entrepreneurs in our small towns and villages with banks to enable them to participate in the economic development of the country more vigorously?
The President stressed that India needs innovation to tackle various challenges in the fields of education, healthcare, financial inclusion and service delivery even as he noted that the country faces the challenge of "scalability and mass applicability of solutions to the problems of public concern".
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hands with IT giants like Intel and academic institutions like IIM-Ahmedabad to crowd-source ideas and incubate, fund and mentor them to make them workable and replicable.
"Bright ideas may come from a single source, but to see it fructify is our collective responsibility," he said.
Talking about the 'Digital India' campaign of the government, he said it aims to work towards extending digital infrastructure as a service to the citizens and providing governance and services on demand while digitally empowering citizens.
Another important goal, of spreading digital literacy and education, will have to be pursued vigorously because "we cannot afford digital divide in our society if we aspire to become economically stronger and inclusive".
The third and most important goal, of providing services on demand, will require innovation to build solutions, test them and make them popular. This certainly calls for the coming together of the government, individuals, academics and research institutions and entrepreneurs, he said.