R & D in Information Technology

Information products and services have become increasingly a major component of our lives thus necessitating the need to enhance competencies in every sphere of Information Technology. In the brave new world a widespread access to information, communications and resources is the only solution to remove the insurmountable barriers to education, democratization process and overall economic growth. The primary objectives of the Research and Development programmes supported by the Department of Information Technology is thus to facilitate proliferation and absorption of emerging technologies in the IT sector, facilitate capacity building, creating the right infrastructure and making the existing technologies, affordable to the citizens of the country. This is the only way to take lead in the global knowledge economy. The Department supports Research and Development and coordinates the technical activities of the respective Scientific Societies of the Department

• Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
• Media Lab Asia
• Free and Open Source Software(FOSS)
• Bio-informatics
• Innovation Promotion

For Further Information:

Dr. G.V Ramaraju,
Scientist G and Group Coordinator
R & D In Information Technology Group
Telephone: +91-11-24363082(Office)
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Email: gramaraju AT mit.gov.in