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INTRODUCTION
India
has seen rapid advances in the Information Technology sector.
The engine for growth in this sector has been the software
industry that has grown at an annual rate of 60% between
1992-99. The Indian software industry today employs 1,60,000
professionals and had a turnover of US$4bn in 1998-99. This
industry has emerged as a major export earner for the country
contributing 8% of the total merchandise exports.
Information
technology has the potential to impact the growth of every
sector of the economy from agriculture to industry to services.
It can also be used as an equaliser to achieve broad-based IT
led economic growth.
Information
Technology has played a key role in the development of the
services sector in India. Following are some of the benefits of
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IT
can be used to increase the efficiency and productivity of
the existing enterprises in agriculture and industry
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IT
is a manpower intensive industry and therefore can provide
employment opportunities to a large number of people
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IT
can be used to bring about efficiency and transparency in
governance
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IT
is a high - potential high-growth sector and can be used
as a vehicle for creating wealth by increasing the per
capita income of the people. This leads to higher
disposable incomes and therefore leads to revenue
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IT
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INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY IN MADHYA PRADESH
A
latecomer to the Indian information technology revolution, Madhya
Pradesh has nonetheless made a lot of progress in the last couple
of years. The state has an annual IT turnover of 100 Cr. with IT
exports contributing 20Cr. (Source
: MAP_IT- December 2000)
State government has put in efforts to ensure the wide spread
usage of IT in the state. It had set up a state level task force
on IT that announced an industry friendly IT policy.
POLICY
Madhya
Pradesh has formulated an IT Policy that lays down the vision and
policies of the state. The
IT Policy envisions the creation of a “Seamless Society with
Global Opportunities”. Madhya Pradesh aims to become a large
player in the IT sector targeting a 5-10% share of the All India
IT output by the year 2008. It aims to achieve high standards in
IT literacy creating approximately one million jobs by the year
2008. The focus of the IT policy is to impact the social sector by
promoting the use of IT across society and in the process develop
skilled manpower for a vibrant IT led economy.
The
Government of MP wants to extend the benefits of the Information
Technology revolution to the common man and use IT as an
accelerator for the socio-economic development of the state. It
has therefore recognised Information
Technology as a thrust area and a growth engine for the state.
STRATEGY
The
government has put people at the centre of its strategy for
harnessing the power and scope of Information Technology for its
citizens. It will focus on leveraging Information Technology for
the following:
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Improving
the delivery of services to the citizens and empowering
the underprivileged through wider dissemination of and
easier access to information.
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Increasing
the responsiveness and efficiency of the government.
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Accelerating
the development of the state by providing vital
infrastructure and fostering human resources development.
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Attracting
investments in the IT sector for wealth creation. |
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