With the nation below a lockdown, each authorities and corporates have been counting on organisations video conferencing instruments principally by international firms to run their enterprise. The thought is to construct a made-in-India device which is nearly as good as international apps and has the very best requirements of information safety and privateness in-built.
The authorities has mentioned that the top product which can be an Indian Software Product ought to be at par with worldwide merchandise by way of audio and video high quality, and will work in high and low community situations. The initiative is an try to advertise Indian Software products as envisaged below the National Policy on Software Products.
“Announcing Innovation Challenge for Indian startups and innovators for creating a world class video conferencing resolution.
Urge the innovators, software program product startups to come back ahead and participate on this effort. #DigitalIndia,” union minister for electronics and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned in a tweet.
The Challenge will function in three rounds. In the primary spherical ten firms or startups can be chosen and can be given Rs 5 lakhs every to construct the Prototypes.
In the second spherical, three out of the ten can be requested to construct the whole resolution and can be given Rs 20 lakhs every.
Of these three, the very best one can be chosen and can get a contract to deploy their resolution to be used by Government of India and State Government entities for a interval of 4 years and also will be given Rs 1 crore within the first 12 months and an extra 10 lakhs per 12 months for three years after the primary 12 months for operations and upkeep of the answer for the Government.
