Does ban on Chinese apps making way for indigenous apps?
By MYBRANDBOOK
On the Centre’s decision of ban on Chinese apps, IIT Kharagpur experts said that the decision has created space for indigenous replacements and enabled the institute to work on sponsored projects while helping start- ups.
"We are planning a move for submission of app development projects by students which we can sponsor," IIT’s Director Virendra Kumar Tewari said in a statement.
He also stressed on the necessity of holding Hackathon, a competition for students to develop digital solutions for real-life problems, at the national level engaging talents from technical institutes for developing mobile applications.
"Last year the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had successfully organised several Hackathons in hardware, software, rural technology etc. We have a proven track record in delivering efficient and economically viable technologies. Let us seize this opportunity. The market has only been liberated, we can say, inward, this time," Tewari said.
Dean of Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy Suman Chakraborty said, "The ban has created a supply imbalance in the market which will attract Indian startups to fill the void."
The country's technological research has reached a level where designing such products indigenously should not be a challenge at all, he said.
"Take for example the healthcare domain, the available innovations in healthcare devices and analytics can be improvised further to develop healthcare apps of the highest scientific and technological standard which can replace several foreign-bred mobile applications," he said.
India banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including the hugely popular TikTok and UC Browser, saying they were prejudicial to sovereignty, integrity and security of the country.
The ban came in the backdrop of a military standoff between the two countries along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh and the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel in a clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley.
BREAKING NEWS
TECHNO TRENDS
SAP launches cloud services to help Indian scaleups innovate m
SAP at SAP unveils now "GROW with SAP for Scaleups," a new cloud service d...
Denodo and Sonata form alliance to unlock data-to-value creati
Denodo and Sonata Information Technology India Limited (SITL) have annou...
Google Play Store will now let users download two apps simulta
Google Play Store now lets users download two apps simultaneously. While a...
Google Pay has added "Open Wallet" shortcut
With the introduction of the "Open Wallet" shortcut, Google Pay has impro...
E-Magazine
TECHNOTAINMENT
Salman Khan trolled for singing with B Praak at Anant Ambani's
To celebrate Mukesh Ambani's youngest son Anant Ambani’s 29th birthday
Disney+ Hotstar wins the Best OTT Platform of the year
Film Critics Guild and Group M Motion Entertainment, in collaboration with
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Amagi names its Chief Product Officer
Amagi announced the appointment of Richard Perkett as its Chief Product Of
Nium Appoints Alexandra Johnson appoints as Chief Payments Off
Nium, the leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced the ap
OPEN YOUR EYES
INTERVIEWS
Dell Technologies lives by its commitment of driving growth th
Dell believes in an agile approach to innovation that leverages the brighte
CommScope celebrates its 25 years of legacy in India by contin
A strong brand must also reflect the company values and speak exactly what
HOT PICK
COLORFUL rolls out an array of gaming laptops
COLORFUL launched its incredible series of COLORFUL EVOL P15 gaming laptop
Dell Technologies launches new AI-powered commercial PC portfo
Dell Technologies has launched the broadest portfolio of commercial AI lap
MAKE IN INDIA BRANDS
TP-LINK INDIA PVT LTD.
FIREBOLTT
ATRIE TECHNOLOGY PVT. LTD.
HP INDIA SALES PVT. LTD.
EMINENT CIO'S OF INDIA
ICONS OF INDIA
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Girish Mathrubootham
Girsh Mathrubootham envisioned and co-founded Freshworks. Freshworks, ...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Anil Kumar Aggarwal
Anil Agarwal is an Indian billionaire businessman who is the founder a...
Technology Icons Of India 2023: Dilip Asbe
Dilip Asbe is the MD & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India (...
PARTNER SPEAKERS
PSU
NPCI leading India towards Digital payments
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is an initiative tak...
TCIL continues to strengthen India with its technology expertise
TCIL undertakes consultancy & turnkey projects in the field of Telecom...
CSCs enabling rural India digitally empowered
Common service centres (CSCs) are digital access points under the Digi...
VIDEOS
Top 25 Brands
Value-Added Distribution
EXCLUSIVE NETWORKS SALES INDIA PVT. LTD.
Exclusive Networks is a globally trusted cybersecurity specialist hel...
RAH INFOTECH
RAH Infotech is India’s fastest growing technology value added dist...
B D SOFTWARE
BD Software is the distributor of IT security solutions in India. The ...
ITFORUM 2024
WIITF 2024
CMO of the Year
WOMEN LEADERSHIP
EMINENT CIO's OF INDIA
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
MORE VIDEOS
ADVERTISEMENTS
TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION
UNICORNS REVOLUTIONISING
