India will take 3-5 years to develop software in local language: ICT Additional Secretary

New Delhi, May 18 (KNN) It would take India close to 3 to 5 years to develop software in local languages for mass communication and application, given the size of the country and its intricacies though internet penetration has been growing, Additional Secretary Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications and IT N Sivasailam has said.

Speaking at an event organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sivasailam hoped that sufficient and skilful entrepreneurship would emerge in India in due course of time to undertake the job of software development in multiple local languages.

According to him, a lot has happened in the India’s telecom sector in the last couple of years which need to be appreciated widely including availability of the mobile phones at large scale but the internet penetration has yet to happen at intended peace for which efforts are being intensified.

Application of it and telecommunication services in India’s education and health sector also need drastic improvement and with the help of Industry, the government would make it visible and more pronounced, pointed out the additional secretary.

Principal integrated Financial Advisor Ministry of Defence Savitur Prasad in his remarks felt that India needed work at war footing to give results for Make In India project of the Prime Minister and gradually with a faster pace shed its dependence on equipment imported from various countries.

According to him, India’s manufacturing of most of ICT components and equipment even for Defence Sector is still largely import driven and if India has to progress at a speed on par with economies of scale, it has to move accordingly.