To gear up for 5G, IoT, Telecom Dept to retrain officers; create expert pool

In an effort to prepare its officers for 5G computing and internet of things (IoT), the Department of Telecommunications has decided to rope in Thailand-based intergovernmental organisation Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT).

Women officers of the DoT who have not undertaken any official foreign visit in the past three years will be given preference in the training, according to an official memorandum from the DoT. The training this time will, however, be held online due to international travel restrictions on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, DoT said in the memorandum.

Earlier, in 2017, officers from DoT had been sent to China for a for a training course on 5G communications system and IoT, following which another batch of trainees was sent for a course on the influence of big data and application of big data in 2018.