New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and IITM Global exchanged seven commercial memoranda of understanding and two institutional MoUs on the first day of Bharat Innovates 2026 in Nice, France, that are expected to unlock nearly $100 million in value creation, a statement said on Tuesday.Seven commercial MOUs link Indian deep‑tech startups with international partners, predominantly from France, while the two institutional pacts aim to accelerate globa…
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New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) will showcase a range of deep-tech innovations, strategic research initiatives and incubated startups at ‘Bharat Innovates 2026’, an international technology showcase in France, the institute said on Tuesday.The event — being organised by the Ministry of Education in France from June 14-16 — aims to identify, mentor and showcase some of India’s most promising technology ventures emerging from higher educational ins…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) India’s data centre industry is entering a phase of accelerated expansion and the country’s total data centre sector revenue is pegged to reach about $45.69 billion by 2033, a report said on Monday.The report from KPMG in India said that the accelerated expansion of specialised infrastructure is driven by AI‑driven workloads, rising cloud adoption, widespread 5G rollout and data localisation requirements.The AI‑optimised data centre market, valued at roughly $588.6…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan’s telecom sector is facing investment pressure amid a high tax burden that is impacting its capacity to expand and upgrade digital infrastructure, a report has said.A report published in Business Recorder highlighted that the federal budget approaches and questions are being raised over whether current taxation policy is aligned with Pakistan’s ambition to build a competitive and inclusive digital economy.The telecom sector, which underpins financial inclusi…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that India’s annual output of around 14 lakh STEM graduates had become one of the country’s biggest advantages in technology, manufacturing and innovation. Speaking at the inauguration of the Innovation and Incubation Centre at the National Institute of Design (NID) in Gandhinagar, Goyal said India’s growing pool of scientists, engineers and technology professionals was attracting global investment …
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Government officials, regulators and industry leaders called for a secure, resilient and AI-driven digital ecosystem, powered by next-generation telecom networks and emerging technologies such as 5G, it was announced on Saturday.The ‘COAI DigiCom Summit 2026’ saw wide participation from stakeholders across the ecosystem, who engaged in discussions on policy, innovation and collaboration to drive the next phase of India’s digital growth.Addressing the issue of digital…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) While it is important not to underestimate China, any data from Chinese sources, especially government sources, should be regarded sceptically, a new report has said, adding that it is a mistake to accept official or published Chinese statistics at face value.China is succeeding in many fields but numbers can be misleading, writes James Lewis, a Distinguished Fellow at Tech Policy programme at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) headquartered in Washington, …
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) India’s ‘techade’ will be shaped by emerging technologies such as 6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, as the country builds on its strong telecom transformation, Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development, said on Friday here.Inaugurating the second edition of the ‘COAI DIGICOM Summit 2026’, the minister stated that the telecom sector has undergone transformative changes in recent years and is now poise…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday said that it has constituted a Technology and Policy Expert Committee (TPEC) to provide specialised technical and policy inputs for India’s emerging artificial intelligence governance framework.The committee will function as an advisory body to the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), supporting decision-making on policy design, regulatory measures and India’s engagement in global AI go…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) State-owned Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to collaborate in the areas of advanced technologies, digital transformation and capacity building, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Saturday.The collaboration will focus on joint project implementation, consultancy and technical support, as well as the development of solutio…