COAI lauds panel suggestion to merge IT, I&B ministries and DoT under single umbrella
According to a COAI statement, the recommendations of the panel are expected to improve coordination in handling issues related to technology convergence.

According to a COAI statement, the recommendations of the panel are expected to improve coordination in handling issues related to technology convergence.
Eventually, the country’s scheme to catalyse semiconductor manufacturing could also support artificial intelligence (AI)-driven applications.
The pact was signed at an event in the national capital, in the presence of S Krishnan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) and other senior government officials.
Ranjan said Advanced System in Package Technologies (ASIP) and South Korean semiconductor company APACT have applied to the India Semiconductor Mission for setting up an Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Telangana.
The number of proposals is double of what was received in the first round, which was 67 proposals.
The company is banking on multiple government-led initiatives such as smart meters, and provides power semiconductors, microcontrollers and sensors.
MeitY, in its action-taken reply to the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, disclosed that the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) had recommended blocking these malwares, often distributed through third-party app stores.
The board could also play a crucial role in providing oversight and guidance throughout the AI lifecycle, the AI competency framework says.
This initiative was conducted under the Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) program in collaboration with NIC, NIXI, C-DAC, NIELIT, MyGov, NeGD, and various partner institutions.
ET reported on Thursday that the government has initiated stakeholder consultations to assess the impact of a hike in US tariffs and India reducing levies in sectors in which New Delhi has aggressive interests.
Krishnan in his virtual speech said that the second phase of ISM proposes to provide support for gases and other elements that are required for semiconductor production.