National Policy on Information Technology 2012

March 8, 2013 November 22, 2013

The Government has recently approved the National Policy on Information Technology 2012, which aims to make at least one individual in every household e-literate among other objectives. Here are some important points, just to glance through.

Target of revenues of IT and ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) Industry: 300 Billion USD by 2020 (Current 100 Billion USD)
Target of IT Exports: 200 Billion USD by 2020 (Currently 69 Billion USD)
Promotion of R&D in cutting edge technologies
Encouraging adoption of ICTs in key economic and strategic sectors
Provide Fiscal benefits to SMEs for adoption of IT
Create a pool of 10 million additional skilled manpower in ICT.
To make at least one individual in every household e-literate.
Provide for mandatory delivery of and affordable access to all public services in electronic mode.
Enhance transparency, accountability, efficiency, reliability and decentralization in Government.
Leverage ICT for key Social Sector initiatives like Education, Health, Rural Development and Financial Services.
To make India global hub for development of language technologies
Stregnthening the Regulatory Fraemwork
Adopt Open standards and promote open source and open technologies