Leading Indian IT companies including TCS, Infosys, and Wipro have been encouraged by Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to create a mobile operating system especially for India. Speaking at the 32nd ICT Business Awards & DQ Digital Leadership Conclave, organized by Dataquest India, he said, “From this platform, I urge our leading tech companies — Infosys, TCS, and Wipro—to accept this challenge: create a mobile operating system for our nation.”
According to media report, the minister encouraged these companies to shift their focus, he added, “You’ve excelled in providing services, but now is the time for India to become a product-driven nation. The government stands ready to support you in this endeavor.”
During his address, Vaishnaw emphasized the government’s vision to position India as a global technology leader. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inspired us with the confidence, vision, and resources to think big,” he said. “We must not only address today’s challenges but also build foundations for the future—developing technologies and products that place India among the top five technology nations, perhaps one day spoken of alongside the G7 or G20 as part of a ‘T5’—the top five in technology.”
Outlined government’s technology roadmap
The minister also emphasized the government’s initiatives to take the lead in artificial intelligence (AI) and democratize the field. He said that the first “Made in India” chip is anticipated to be released this year, and that five production facilities are now being built. He also declared the launch of the AI Compute Portal, which would give government agencies, entrepreneurs, and researchers access to cutting-edge GPUs and high-performance computing capabilities for AI research.
“Yesterday, we launched a shared compute facility with 14,000 GPUs,” he said. “This will empower our researchers, students, and startups to test AI models, refine algorithms, and build world-class applications. Our vision is clear: within the next 12 months, we aim to develop our own foundational AI models.”
Ashwini Vaishnaw described the government’s technological strategy for its 2047 objectives in answer to an ANI query. According to him, the government’s third term would be devoted to the development of autonomous AI models, tiny, problem-specific AI solutions, GPUs, startup support, and talent development.
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