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New ICT policy to be citizen-centric: KTR

The Minister was speaking at a review meeting of IT, Electronics and Communications department to strategise and start working towards launching the State's new ICT policy.

By Telangana Today

Updated On - 24 January 2021, 01:04 AM

New ICT policy to be citizen-centric: KTR — IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao speaking at a review meeting of IT, Electronics and Communications department to strategise and start working towards launching the State's new ICT policy, here on Saturday.

Hyderabad: The State government has commenced working towards building a strong innovation system and transforming Telangana State into an innovation economy with special emphasis on grassroot innovation as part of its new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy for next five years (2021-26).

IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao, stressing on the need to design the ICT policy to be a citizen-centric system to deliver better services to the people, said: “Highest importance should be given towards skilling of students and working professionals in Telangana State which would result in increasing employment within the State.”

The Minister was speaking at a review meeting of IT, Electronics and Communications department to strategise and start working towards launching the State’s new ICT policy. He also reviewed the activities of the department over the last six years.

Rama Rao emphasised that the department should focus on developing next generation citizen-centric services which would minimise visits to a government office for any service. “Citizens should be able to avail all government services from their home through the T-Fiber infrastructure or others,” he said. He pointed out that the State government had embarked on creating a robust digital infrastructure with the help of T-Fiber project.

The Minister wanted the policies to be citizen-centric by prioritising and using technological advancements to focus and solve problems of the common man. Innovation in schools to inculcate design thinking from a very young age should be encouraged. “Plug and play infrastructure and electronic manufacturing parks are also envisioned as part of the proposed policy for 2021-26,” he added.

Principal Secretary for IT and Industries Jayesh Ranjan, heads of various wings of IT department, participated in the meeting.