Draft National Policy on Information
Technology, 2011
Draft National Policy on Information Technology, 2011 (NPIT 2011) was released on
7.10.2011. The Policy aims to maximally leverage the power of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to help address economic and
developmental challenges of the country. The focus of the IT policy is on
deployment of ICT in all sectors of the economy and on providing IT solutions
to the world. The Policy focuses on application of technology-enabled
approaches to overcome developmental challenges in education, health, skill
development, financial inclusion, employment generation, governance etc., to
greatly enhance efficiency across the board in the economy. The Policy seeks to
achieve the twin goals of bringing the full power of ICT within the reach of
the whole of India and harnessing the capability and human resources of the
whole of India to enable India to emerge as the Global Hub and Destination for
IT-ITeS Services by 2020. It is rooted in the conviction that ICT has the power
to transform India and improve the lives of all Indians.
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