IoT stack on lines of Aadhaar, UPI in the works

After the success of digital public infrastructure (DPI) such as Aadhaar, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), DigiLocker, etc, the government is planning a homegrown Internet of Things (IoT) stack based on open source tools and software. The plan, officials say, is to come up with a low-cost and secured solution. This solution will help startups and other small companies to seamlessly integrate and group the technologies used in the connectivity of devices with data management as well as storage requirements.

The idea to build an indigenous IoT stack was floated at a recent meeting between officials from the ministry of electronics and IT, the department of telecommunications (DoT) and industry executives.