Govt to roll out 5-year strategic perspective plan to make India big tech player: Chandrasekhar

The government is looking at rolling out a five-year strategic perspective plan to make India a significant tech player, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday.

The minister added that the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will partner with the private sector in areas not just limited to soliciting business for them but for future technology developments like quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and semiconductors, according to an official statement released by the ministry.

“Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has set some serious ambitions and wants India to be a significant player in the tech space.