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Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Minister of Communications & Information Technology has emphasised the need for a close-Government and IT Industry partnership to ensure the IT industry’s competitiveness and increase its access to foreign markets. He said that the Electronics and Information Technology sectors have maintained sustained growth over the last few years. India’s exports in electronics and computer software during 2003-04 were to the tune of US$ 14.28 billion, out of which software & services touched US$ 12.60 billion. The latest studies reveal that the IT and IT-enabled services sector would be able to earn nearly US$ 50 billion of exports by the year 2008. Shri Dayanidhi Maran said this while presenting the Awards for Excellence in Export for 2002-03 at the All India ESC Export Awards Presentation Function organised by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, here today.
Speaking further on the occasion, Shri Maran said that India has been recognised as a preferred hub for setting up of Hardware Design Centres. Thus the country has the potential to become producer of designs, embedded software, etc., he said. The Minister further said that IT enabled Services and BPO play a significant role in solving the unemployment employment. They not only provide employment opportunities to the women but bridge the gender inequality also. The Minister reminded that the IT industry is aware of the emerging competition from various other developing countries and in that scenario it would be our constant endeavour to promotion innovation and improvement in the IT infrastructure.
Shri Dayanidhi Maran gave away 26 Awards for Excellence in Export for the Year 2002-03 to the Indian Electronics & IT exporters.
RM/AMA- 100205 ESC Awards
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