Lokesh Nara in an exclusive conversation with BW Businessworld shares his journey of past 14 months as a minister of IT, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Andhra Pradesh. Democratizing data is the biggest challenge that we foresee, says the minister. Keeping transparency & citizen services a top priority the minister has been working on various pilot projects including drinking water, edutech. With young talent present in our nation, the government can act as a platform where private sector can engage and scale it across the nation and globe, says Nara.