Bihar IT Investment Initiatives - Day 3 29th Convergence India Expo 2022 @ Pragati Maidan (23rd – 25th March 2022)

?The Department of IT, Govt. of Bihar participated 29th Convergence India Expo.

The Department of Information Technology, Government of Bihar, is participating in the 29th Convergence India Expo organized by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), and Exhibitions India Group from 23-25 March 2022, being held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

?The Hon’ble Minister for the Department of Information Technology, Govt. of Bihar, Shri Jibesh Kumar graced the event as a Guest of Honour on the 3rd Day of the exhibition. During his valedictory address at the closing ceremony, he talked about Bihar’s vision of e-Governance and Good Governance as well as how e-Governance has opened new doors for investors to invest in IT sector of Bihar.

?“Bihar embarks to a new journey of technological revolution and has shown tremendous growth on IT Front & Good Governance. The initiatives of e-governance and creation of investment opportunities in the state has been phenomenal even during the Corona Pandemic.” Said Shri Jibesh Kumar, Hon’ble Minister for the Department of Information Technology, Govt. of Bihar

?Some of the key initiatives that have already been taken to keep afloat the government system even in a pandemic are eOffice, which has increased productivity and transparency by Anywhere Anytime working, eVidhan Application, which will enable paperless proceedings at Vidhan Parishad was launched on 25th Nov 2021. Other key initiatives are CFMS, BSDC, BSWAN, BAAF, and eProcurement (Eproc 2.0).

?Day 3 of?29th Convergence India Expo was marked by the presence of esteemed delegates from the Government of India and the Hon’ble Minister of Information Technology, Govt. of Bihar also visited the IT Bihar’s stall. In a press conference with the media, he expressed his optimism & confidence that the state of Bihar will prove to be a fruitful Investment Destination for IT giants.

?The Government of Bihar is taking progressive steps in the field of Information Technology by working with a multidimensional approach to encourage investment in the state. On the occasion of closing ceremony of 29th Convergence India Expo 2022 the Hon’ble Minister IT, Govt. of Bihar, said ”?We recently had a daylong meeting with the top officials of the Department of Information Technology, Government of Bihar, where we outlined a road map for next 2 years with emphasis on the key projects & their progress such as eOffice, MyGov, CDAC- Patna and NIELET, Public Wi-Fi Hotspot, Agri CoE, STPI Patna, World Class IT Tower / IT Park / IT City and Start-up Hub. The key focus is to generate new employment opportunities in the IT sector for developing a progressive and prosperous state.”

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IT department has also emphasized on Incubation and Research centers and has funded C-DAC to initiate research and development in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cyber Security & Cyber Forensics, and the Internet of Things as part of the initial planning (IoT). IT department has also funded NIELIT for enhancing Capacity Building by opening training centers at Patna, Buxar and Muzaffarpur and IIT, Patna for incubation support. Along similar lines, as Bihar is an Agri driven state, Bihar will soon open an Agri CoE to enhance agricultural productivity by innovative use of technology.

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