(a) whether the Government have established co-operation with other countries in the field of Information Technology;
(b) if so, the deails thereof;
(c) whether India has emerged as a far more attractive market for information technology related services as compared to China; and
(d) the names of countries that have sought expertise in this field?
MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI PRAMOD MAHAJAN)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): The Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India
have, so far, signed agreements/MOUs/Programmes of cooperation
with - Russia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Belarus and Hong Kong for
cooperation in various areas of Information Technology and
Electronics.
(c): As per available information, no such market study on China
has been carried out. The Government of India recognises IT
enabled services as a key opportunity area for export growth and
has been giving priority to this sector at par with the software
services.
(d): A proposal was received from the Government of Fiji to
address Y2K problem in their Taxation Department. An expert was
deputed from M/s CMC Ltd., a public sector undertaking under the
Ministry of Information Technology.