It’s time to develop software products of our own: IT Secretary

India should begin developing software products of its own that can be used not just in the country but in global markets as well, a top official said on Tuesday. Electronics and IT Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney said India has tremendous capability in developing software products and they can be developed by identifying issues in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, education, environment etc and resolving them with the help of technology.
“While we have been extremely strong in IT services, the area of software products is one where we are dependent on products coming from all parts of the world. We are happy and confident users of products from wherever they come. It’s time to change that. It is time to have a software product of our own– not just for India, but for the global market,” Sawhney said at a FICCI virtual conference.
He said the government has come up with a software products policy which pushes for development of indigenous products.