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INDIAN STATE : JAMMU
AND KASHMIR
Information Technology Policy
Objective
The primary objectives of the IT policy of the State
are as follows:
E-Governance:
To use IT in the process of Government functioning to
bring about Simple, Moral, Accountable, Responsive and
Transparent (SMART) governance to its citizens.
IT in Industry:
To use IT effectively in industries especially where
the State has competitive advantages, for making such
industries more global and help them to generate additional
revenues; to diversify the local industries into being
web- enabled and attract IT companies from elsewhere
in the country and the world.
IT in Education:
Encourage the use of Information Technology in schools,
colleges and educational institutions so as to enable
students to improve their skills, knowledge and job
prospects and enable them to obtain employment in this
sunrise industry.
Investments
in IT Sector: To encourage and accelerate the
investments and
growth in IT hardware, software, Internet, training,
IT enabled services, telecom, e-commerce and related
sectors in the State.
IT for
Social Equity: To utilize the power of Information
Technology in the overall goal of improving healthcare;
empowering women, rural & tribal communities as
well as economically weaker sections of society. The
ultimate aim is to enhance social equity and justice.
IT for
Employment: To use Information Technology for
generating additional employment for the new digital
economy.
IT Infrastructure:
To provide adequate infrastructure in the state, so
that the IT sector can flourish and also to facilitate
citizens of the state to use IT for a better quality
of life.
Localization: To
facilitate localization of software, so that benefits
of IT could percolate not only in the English
language, but also in the local languages.
To Promote: (a)
E-Tourism: To use IT for heralding world class E-Tourism
in the state;(b) E-Health: To bring the specialized
treatment to the remotest area of the State through
telemedicine;(c) E- commerce: To use IT to boost trade
and commerce in areas of traditional strength of the
State such as handlooms, handicrafts and horticulture.
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