The
introduction of computers in India has made India one of the front
runners in the
fields of Information Technology. Rapid strides in the field of software
development and IT has enabled services in defence, space research,
telecommunication and many other areas.
IT has
an enormous influence on todays global economy. After the great Industrial
Revolution of Europe, it is IT revolution that has swept the world. IT has
significant applications in the fields of macro economic planning, public
administration decision making, education, health care, energy conservation,
environmental management etc.
Commerce
and industry also are IT enabled processes and office automation systems to a
great extent. Industrial applications of IT range from product designing /
product processing and inventory management to distribution systems. IT
applications in commerce include e-banking, credit cards, stock exchanges
gaining global information, expert management, etc. IT has permeated almost
every sphere of human endeavour. It is widely recognised that 21st century
belongs to information technology and life science. India’s strength in IT is a
leverage for entering in field of bio-technology.
The
Internet is now emerging as the principal medium of communicaiton for every
country. The Department of Information Technology has formulated two specific
programmes namely Vidya Vahini and Gyan Vahini to provide connectivity to
schools across the country. High performance computing development today
continue to be driven by the demanding engineering and scientific applicaion.
These have emerged as a domain leading to new scientific innovations.
E-covernance enables the use of IT and communication technologies to improve
efficiency, convenience, accessibility and transparency in government. Various
IT activities such as development of software applicaion packages creation of
e-governance infrastructure, national ID, citizen data-bases, credit card and
digital educational content in e-governance domain are being taken up at
present.
The cost
of providing of connectivity hardware, replacement of analog, telephone lines
with digital lines and training of huge manpower are going to be very high in
the initial years. It is not the huge funds required to be invested in this
field but the willingness to do so that would influence the future spread of IT
in India.
Information
Technology, in many interconnected form is transforming news gathering and
transmission in the premier news agency of the country. Thus Information
Technology and computers find applications in almost all sectors of our life
including business and social sectors and have played a key role in economic
progress of the country.
Importance
of It in almost every walk of life has been clearly demonstrated and the usage
of computers is an effective indicator of the diffusion IT in various sectors
of economy. The computer industry has shown an impressive growth during the
last 5 years of 8th plan.
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