M Karunanidhi, Chief Minister (CM) of Tamil Nadu recently released Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy 2008-09 for the state. The CM handed over the first copy of the ICT policy to A Raja, Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology (CII). The policy aims at making Tamil Nadu the IT hub of South Asia by 2011 by creating a knowledge driven ecosystem leveraging entrepreneurship and promoting socially inclusive growth to achieve a 25 percent production share of the Indian ICT industry.
At present Tamil Nadu has 11 percent share, at $5.7 billion of the total ICT production of $51 billion. The new policy comes after a gap of almost six years and aims to create approximately three million jobs directly and indirectly. Vision 2011 predicts the creation of opportunities to employ 0.8 million directly in IT firms and another 2.2 million indirectly. ICT services and ICT manufacturing sectors are expected to employ 0.7 million and 0.1 million people respectively.
At present Tamil Nadu has 11 percent share, at $5.7 billion of the total ICT production of $51 billion. The new policy comes after a gap of almost six years and aims to create approximately three million jobs directly and indirectly. Vision 2011 predicts the creation of opportunities to employ 0.8 million directly in IT firms and another 2.2 million indirectly. ICT services and ICT manufacturing sectors are expected to employ 0.7 million and 0.1 million people respectively.
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