MeitY will continue momentum in new govt by building on past legacies: Secy

MeitY Secretary S Krishnan emphasized the IT ministry's commitment to sustaining momentum and initiating new projects while building on past achievements. Addressing the continuity of initiatives like the Digital Persona Data Protection Act (DPDP) and Digital India Act post-elections, Krishnan affirmed the organizational memory to ensure progress. \r

Encouraging innovation and indigenous intellectual property (IP) development, he highlighted the imperative for India to evolve into a product nation. Krishnan outlined the ministry's ambitious goal of propelling the country's digital economy to $1 trillion by 2030, underscoring the pivotal role of MeitY in fostering an ecosystem conducive to achieving this objective, encompassing both software and hardware sectors.