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Aiming to strengthen India-Australia relations in commercial IT research and development (R&D), with a focus on optimization, simulation, cybersecurity, etc., a six-person delegation from Australia is visiting Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and New Delhi to interact with the Indian IT industry Shivani Kapoor and Manisha Choudhari |The Dollar Business Amanda Hodges and two delegates at Taj Deccan, Hyderabad   Aiming to strengthen India-Australia relations in commercial IT research and development (R&D), with a focus on optimization, simulation, cybersecurity, etc., a six-person delegation from Australia is visiting Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and New Delhi to interact with the Indian IT industry, as part of the Australian ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Centres of Excellence Mission to India. At a media briefing attended by The ...

The Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) entered into an agreement with TaiwansInstitute for Information Industry on Monday The Dollar Business Bureau Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) and Taiwans Institute for Information Industry (III) officials at the signing of MoU to promote the use of Information and Communication Technologiesp>   In a move to boost countrys capability in electronics manufacturing, the Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA) has entered into an agreement with TaiwansInstitute for Information Industry (III) to promote the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for mutual benefits. On Monday, an agreement was signed between Vikram Desai, President, ELCINA and Jin-Fu Chang, Chairman, III, in the presence of Amitabh Kant, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion among others. ELCINA and ...

Source: PTI China's Huawei Technologies wants to play an important role in helping India build Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure for the development of smart cities, a senior company executive said in Singapore on Thursday. “We will be able to help India build ICT infrastructure including wireless systems and the computing platforms for the smart cities,”  said Joe So, Chief Technology Officer for Industry Solutions at Huawei in Shenzhen head office. “We can help build the inter-dependency of the Indian system,” he said, stressing on Huawei's strength in building ICT infrastructure. He noted the similarity between India and China, especially based on the huge population in major cities. India's smart cities should also adopt ICT, he urged. Citing examples, So ...

The Dollar Business Bureau Japan-based Information Technology services major NEC Corporation entered into an agreement with the Andhra Pradesh Technology Services Limited (APTS), for smart city projects in the State. NEC India and APTS, a wholly-owned state company of Andhra Pradesh IT, electronics and communications service provider of AP, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration in the areas of information technology for 'smart city' initiatives in the State, said NEC Corp, in its official release on Tuesday. A MoU in this regard was signed in the presence of Yosuke Takagi, State Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan and N Chandrababu Naidu, AP CM, at an official ceremony in Japan. Under the agreement, NEC will work in collaboration with ...

 The Dollar Business Bureau The government is likely to put in place a policy to set up a large number of call centres in smaller towns across the country. A new BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) policy has been finalised and around 48,000 seats have already been identified, according to IT and Telecommunication Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. “I have finalised a policy for call centres in smaller towns. I have approved 48,000 seats and the expression of interest will be invited soon for the purpose,” Prasad said at the foundation laying ceremony of the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) headquarters in New Delhi. New seats for call centres will be distributed among states on the basis of ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India and Bangladesh agreed upon the extension of Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) in line with the provision of the automatic renewal, as proposed under the India-Bangladesh bilateral trade. According to an official release by the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, the Bangladeshi side agreed to revert back on the matter after having necessary consultations with the concerned authorities of Bangladesh government. The response by the Bangladeshi side was given in regard to the development of protocol route under regional International Development Agency (IDA) support of World Bank. In the Secretary-level talks held in New Delhi on Monday, it was also agreed that the regular movement of passenger and cruise vessels would ...

 The Dollar Business Bureau In view of the increasing quantum of public expenditure, the Government of India is moving towards establishment of ‘Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMS)’, besides setting up proper standards in accounting, auditing and budgeting. This was stated by Pranab Mukherjee, President of India, in his address to the probationers of Indian Defence, Civil, Railway and Post & Telecommunication Finance & Accounts Services, in Rashtrapati Bhavan, on Monday. Tthe President called upon the probationers to assimilate the global financial management practices and apply them appropriately in the Indian context. Stating that the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) is a key to good governance, the President called for an efficient tracking, monitoring and reporting system for proper management of public ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India has accorded high priority to economic engagements with CLMV countries, and is establishing seamless physical connectivity with the region   The Indian government has said that it will focus on increasing bilateral ties with countries in the CLMV region, comprising Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam under its “Look East” policy. Speaking at the CLMV Business Conclave, India’s Commerce Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said that India’s trade with the CLMV countries is mostly with Vietnam and in a few items and there is a tremendous scope to deepen and widen the trade basket in India’s trade ties with this region. She said, “Currently, 70-80% of India-CLMV trade is centred around only a few products. I think ...