Public Consultation on Draft National Policy on Software Products 2016
A Draft National Policy on Software
Products-2016 has been formulated with an aim to stimulate
the emerging software products ecosystem. It is expected that the future of
software Industry will leverage the complementary strength of the digital
products and services. To provide further stimulus, a Draft Policy on Software
Products has been formulated.
It is requested that comments/views on the
same may kindly be forwarded to Dr A. K. Garg, Director, MeitY (ajaik@meity.gov.in / Dr Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Scientist-C,
MeitY (sanjeevk.gupta@meity.gov.in)
latest by December 9, 2016.
Draft
Policy Available at | http://meity.gov.in/sites/upload_files/dit/files/National%20Policy%20on%20Software%20Products.pdf
Source
| http://meity.gov.in
The government on Monday issued the draft of the country’s first-ever National Software Policy. A look at what it says:
The government aims to increase the share of
Indian software products by tenfold globally to an estimated $148 bn
Aims to create 1 million
jobs by 2017, and an additional 2.5 million by 2025
The policy will promote
easy access to local domestic/international market for software products and
create a conducive environment for the creation of 10,000 technology start-ups
to develop competitive software products
It will create an
enabling framework for inclusion of Indian software products in government
procurement and promote their usage in sectors such as defence, atomic energy,
space, railways, telecom, power and health care, among others
The government aims to
leverage the Start-Up India initiative under the proposed policy
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan & Co
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