IT Policy

IT Policy for the State In J&K, IT is still a sunrise industry. With the right interventions at the State level, IT has the potential to grow very quickly to become a major player in the growth of the State economy and contribute to better transparent and effective governance besides generating employment particularly amongst the educated unemployed in the State.

The major policy initiatives are spelt out as follows:

  Policy Mission

The primary objectives of the IT policy of the State are as follows: E-Governance: To use IT in the process of Government functioning to bring about Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and Transparent (SMART) governance to its citizens.

IT in Industry: To use IT effectively in industries especially where the State has competitive advantages, for making such industries more global and help them to generate additional revenues; to diversify the local industries into being web- enabled and attract IT companies from elsewhere in the country and the world.

IT in Education: Encourage the use of Information Technology in schools, colleges and educational institutions so as to enable students to improve their skills, knowledge and job prospects and enable them to obtain employment in this sunrise industry.

Investments in IT Sector: To encourage and accelerate the investments and growth in IT hardware, software, Internet, training, IT enabled services, telecom, e-commerce and related sectors in the State.

IT for Social Equity: To utilize the power of Information Technology in the overall goal of improving healthcare; empowering women, rural & tribal communities as well as economically weaker sections of society. The ultimate aim is to enhance social equity and justice.

IT for Employment: To use Information Technology for generating additional employment for the new digital economy.

IT Infrastructure: To provide adequate infrastructure in the state, so that the IT sector can flourish and also to facilitate citizens of the state to use IT for a better quality of life.

Localization: To facilitate localization of software, so that benefits of IT could percolate not only in the English language, but also in the local languages.

To Promote:

(a) E-Tourism: To use IT for heralding world class E-Tourism in the State.
(b) E-Health: To bring the specialized treatment to the remotest area of the State through telemedicine.
(c) E-commerce: To use IT to boost trade and commerce in areas of traditional strength of the State such as handlooms, handicrafts and horticulture.

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