Rajeev chandrasekhar

NXP Semiconductors, a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, inaugurated a new Systems & Silicon Innovation lab at NXP Semiconductors Campus in Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru. The innovation lab was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship , Rajeev Chandrasekhar . After the inauguration, NXP showcased its products and solutions to the minister that includes Automotive, Industrial & IoT, Consumer, and Communication Infrastructure Focus Markets. During the event, he also interacted with NXP-Mentored Startups and encouraged them to continue to work on strengthening the semiconductor ecosystem in India with a stronger vision and roadmap while making good use of government incentives and industry partnerships. The lab will be used to design, verify and validate NXP technologies in areas of Security, Connectivity, Sensing, and … [Read more...] about nxp: Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurates NXP India’s R&D Lab at Bengaluru

Adoption of India technology stack like unique identifier technology, digital payments and Co-Win will help foreign countries save billions and expedite their digitisation process, electronics and IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday. The government plans to reach out to several countries to offer them technology stack as part of its responsibility as G20 Presidency and expects Indian startups and system integrators to gain from the exercise. Speaking about the first-ever India Stack Developer Conference to be held on Wednesday, Chandrasekhar said the government will not charge any fee for offering the technology platform, but the move is expected to help Indian startups and system integrators engage with foreign countries to help them in the adoption of the indigenously developed technology platforms. "The first investment like the Developers Conference is tomorrow. It will be an annual event. It will be an event where the architects of our … [Read more...] about india stack developer conference: India tech stack adoption to help countries save billions: MoS IT

The first India Stack Developer Conference that will dwell on ways and means to ensure wider adoption of India’s digital goods all over the world will be held in New Delhi on January 25. It will be attended by over 100 digital leaders from the industry, government, start-ups and unicorns and the academia. Delegates from G20 countries and G20 Secretariat have also been invited for the conference. What is India Stack He said India Stack is a multi-layer cluster of digital solutions – Aadhaar , UPI , Digi Locker , Co-Win, GeM, GSTN that have played a significant role in the digital transformation in India. “Post Covid, India has emerged as a preeminent nation in use of technology for development and governance-at a population scale. Our focus is now on to broaden the dissemination of our digital goods within the country and widen their adoption outside.” Briefing reporters about the Conference, the Minister of State for Electronics & Information … [Read more...] about First-ever India Stack Developer Conference to be organized in New Delhi on January 25

The government expects five to seven countries to sign up for adopting India-developed technology platforms like UPI and Aadhaar by March for accelerating digitisation, according to Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar . While speaking at India Stack Developer Conference , the minister said that the Prime Minister has decided to offer India technology platforms to countries to help them accelerate digitisation. "I expect by February-March, about 5-7 countries around the world to sign up (for adopting platforms)," Chandrasekhar said. Read Also Healthtech unicorn Innovaccer lays off 245 workers, 2nd job cut in 5 months India tech stack adoption to help countries save billions: MoS IT The government plans to reach out to several countries to offer them technology stack (Aadhaar, UPI, Digi Locker , Co-Win, GeM, GSTN etc) as part of its responsibility as G20 Presidency and expects Indian startups and system integrators … [Read more...] about India tech stack: Govt expects 5-7 countries to sign up for adopting India tech stack by March

The central government last week issued a notification for setting up the Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs) to look into users' complaints against social media giants, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram as well as other internet platforms. Here, we will discuss the larger objectives of the GACs, its members and the need for such a body. What is GAC ? As per the government, the GAC is a critical piece of overall policy and legal framework to ensure that the internet in India is open, safe and trusted, and accountable. A GAC has a team of three members and three GACs have been set up by the government. Read Also Govt considers banning news identified as 'fake' on social media Why are GACs established? The centre notified the establishment of three GACs last week based on the recently amended Information Technology ( Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (“IT Rules 2021”). The IT … [Read more...] about Grievance Appellate Committees: Explained: Why Grievance Appellate Committees are needed

Electronics manufacturing in the country is expected to cross Rs 1.28 lakh crore in the next financial year, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The minister, in an interview with PTI, said the government is now going to broaden and widen the electronics manufacturing ecosystem with a new production-linked incentive scheme for hearable-wearable, IT hardware and component makers. "Electronics manufacturing as a whole, we see next year that we will at least do Rs 1.28 lakh crore. I have already said that we will see mobile phone production reaching Rs 1 lakh crore in 2023-24," Chandrasekhar said. There has been a focus on mobile phones because it is the fastest-growing segment in electronics across the world, he added. Read Also Google Search now allows US car dealerships to show vehicle inventory India plans to classify clean activities, technologies under a new policy "Value addition in … [Read more...] about electronics manufacturing: Indian electronics manufacturing to cross Rs 1.28 lakh crore next fiscal: MoS IT

Audio player loading… In the latest chapter of India's ongoing battle against online privacy software, government employees are now barred from using third-party VPN services. The new directive came following the decision of some of the best VPNs to shut down their Indian servers amid privacy concerns over new data law . So far, ExpressVPN , Surfshark and NordVPN have all announced they will physically leave the country before CERT-in directives come into force on June 27. The Indian government is also urging employees to avoid storing any internal or confidential information on non-government cloud services such as Google Drive and Dropbox. The use of external mobile app-based scanner like CamScanner - which was actually banned in 2020 - is strongly discouraged, too. “By following uniform cyber security guidelines in government offices across the country, the security posture of the government can be improved,” wrote the National Informatics Centre … [Read more...] about Government employees banned from using VPNs in India