Cabinet approves ICT cooperation agreement with Japan
02 Nov 2020
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The union cabinet has given its approval for the memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan on bilateral cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs).
The MoC will contribute to strengthening bilateral cooperation and mutual understanding in the field of communications and will serve as a strategic initiative for India.
Japan is an important partner with “Special Strategic and Global Partnership” status. The MoC will help augment cooperation between the two countries in various fields like 5G network, telecom security, submarine cable, standard certification of communication equipment, utilisation of latest wireless technologies and ICTs, ICTs capacity building, public protection and disaster relief, artificial intelligence (AI) / block chain, spectrum chain, spectrum management, and on multilateral platforms.
The MoC will further enhance opportunities for India to get into global standardisation process. Cooperation in ICTs technologies will help in strengthening ICTs infrastructure in the country. Cooperation in the development of future submarine cable networks and technologies will help in boosting connectivity of mainland India to remote areas.
The MoC aims to promote human capacity building in the field of ICTs and further development of startup ecosystem, which will contribute to realising the objectives of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
