The government shall soon bring up policy on electronics, IoT, Software products, e-Commerce and Cloud with proper interaction with stakeholders.
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Tag: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Ravi Shankar Prasad urges start-ups to strive for digital inclusion of ‘Bharat’
New start-ups should think in line with National Optical Fibre Network programme for digital growth of villages, says the Union Minister for Electronics & IT
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Building company a marathon, not a sprint: Nandan Nilekani
Bengaluru: Values and perseverance, ambition and vision are attributes that entrepreneurs must possess in plenty, according to a galaxy of stalwarts who gathered to celebrate the spirit of enterprise at India’s de facto startup summit in Bengaluru on August 18. Even as they lauded the role …
IT Minister proposes special innovation zones to boost start-ups
At a meeting of the Indian technology industry’s stalwarts, the IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called for greater cooperation between the government and industry and proposed setting up of special innovation zones to support start-ups better. The government estimates the digital economy to surpa…
Cisco launches its first ‘Make in India’ product to digitally enable SMBs
New Delhi: Networking giant Cisco Systems Inc. on March 23 unveiled one of the most popular products in its switching portfolio as the company’s first “Make in India” product. Minister for electronics and information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said at the launch that he had requested Cisco’s …
NIELIT to train small traders in digital payments
National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) launched a programme to train small and medium traders in various modes of digital payments. NIELIT, under the Ministry of IT and Electronics, would conduct the programme through five regional workshops, 30 state workshops and …
Govt to make all ration shops Aadhaar-enabled by June
New Delhi: Government is planning to make all ration shops under the public distribution system in the country Aadhaar-enabled by June 30 this year, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said. “We will make all 5.58 lakh ration shops Aadhar-enabled by June 30. We are in discussion with Food a…
Sundar Pichai to announce key initiatives for Indian SMEs today
New Delhi: Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai will attend the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) programme on January 4, where he will announce some key initiatives for SMEs, as part of the tech giant’s efforts to bring more businesses online in the country. Information Technology…
Govt to present Union Budget for 2017-18 on February 1
New Delhi: The Cabinet committee on parliamentary affairs on January 3rd recommended holding of the Budget Session from January 31 when the government is likely to table the Economy Survey followed by the Union Budget on February 1. The CCPA headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh met here and made…
Businesses can soon cash in on Aadhaar-enabled payments: Ravi Shankar Prasad
After unveiling a slew of ‘incentives’ for digital payment, the government may roll out certain ‘disincentives’ for cash payments as well in the coming year, said Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in an interview, Prasad spoke about measures that the government is taking to push cashless tr…