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- The National Cyber Security Coordinator’s office in partnership with Data Security Council (DSCI) of India on Monday launched TechSagar – a platform to discover India’s technological capability through a portal.
- The portal will list business and research entities from the IT industry, startups, academia, and individual researchers.
- As India aspires to become a trillion dollar digital economy, the repository will facilitate new opportunities for businesses and academia to collaborate, connect and innovate in future.
About
- Launched by National Cyber Security Coordinator of India, TechSagar is a consolidated and comprehensive repository of India’s cyber tech capabilities which provides actionable insights about capabilities of the Indian Industry, academia and research across 25 technology areas like internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), blockchain, cloud and virtualisation, robotics & automation, ar/vr, wireless and networking, and more.
Key highlights
- TechSagar will allow targeted search, granular navigation and drill down methods using more than 3000 niche capabilities.
- As of now, the repository features 4000+ entities from industry, academia and research including large enterprises and start-ups providing a country level view of India’s cyber competencies.
- A dynamic platform, TechSagar, will be frequently updated with new entities and information to maintain its relevancy and usefulness.
- With the launch of TechSagar, it has sown the seed for start-ups to prosper in cyber tech.
- DSCI is a not-for-profit, industry body on data protection in India, setup by NASSCOM. The portal can be accessed at www.techsagar.in.