IT Ministry Issues Draft Roadmaps for Critical Tech Sectors

Draft roadmaps have been announced for tech sectors by the IT Ministry.

IT Ministry Issues Draft Roadmaps for Critical Tech Sectors

What’s in Today’s Article?

  • Roadmaps for Critical Tech Sectors
  • About Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
  • About PARAM 8000

Roadmaps for Critical Tech Sectors

  • The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology recently put out draft roadmaps for conducting indigenous research and development for cyber forensics, quantum computing technologies, mobile security, cryptography, and Internet of Things (IoT) security.
  • The roadmaps, prepared by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, aim to solve a series of issues by different time spans between now and 2047.
  • The cybersecurity roadmap, for instance, seeks to develop “Social Media Analytics” by 2026, while “Dark Web Forensics” has until 2030 for completion.
  • Detection of child exploitation and human trafficking are marked as ongoing efforts that will start in 2027 and continue beyond 2047.
  • GPS and vehicle forensics will be completed by 2027 and 2029, respectively.
  • Banking fraud and UPI payment forensics solutions have until 2029 and 2030, respectively.
  • On the quantum computing side, the roadmap says that research and development efforts to develop quantum computers will carry on till 2034.
  • The mobile security roadmap aims, on the other hand, to engage in fostering “enterprise-grade” security systems.

About Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)

  • C-DAC is the premier R&D organization of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for carrying out R&D in IT, Electronics and associated areas.
  • The setting up of C-DAC in 1988 itself was to build Supercomputers in context of denial of import of Supercomputers by USA.
  • Since then, C-DAC has been undertaking building of multiple generations of Supercomputer starting with PARAM 8000 in 1991.

About PARAM 8000

  • It is India’s first supercomputer.
  • PARAM 8000 is the first machine in the PARAM supercomputers series built from scratch in 1991.
  • All the chips and other elements that were used in making of PARAM were bought from the open domestic market.
  • Applications: long-range weather forecasting, remote sensing, drug design and molecular modelling.

Q1) What is meant by the Internet of Things?

The term IoT, or Internet of Things, refers to the collective network of connected devices and the technology that facilitates communication between devices and the cloud, as well as between the devices themselves.

Q2) What is the definition of Big Data?

Big data primarily refers to data sets that are too large or complex to be dealt with by traditional data-processing application software.


Source: IT Ministry issues draft road maps for critical tech sectors 

Latest UPSC Exam 2025 Updates

Last updated on July, 2025

UPSC Notification 2025 was released on 22nd January 2025.

UPSC Prelims Result 2025 is out now for the CSE held on 25 May 2025.

UPSC Prelims Question Paper 2025 and Unofficial Prelims Answer Key 2025  are available now.

UPSC Calendar 2026 is released on 15th May, 2025.

→ The UPSC Vacancy 2025 were released 1129, out of which 979 were for UPSC CSE and remaining 150 are for UPSC IFoS.

UPSC Mains 2025 will be conducted on 22nd August 2025.

UPSC Prelims 2026 will be conducted on 24th May, 2026 & UPSC Mains 2026 will be conducted on 21st August 2026.

→ The UPSC Selection Process is of 3 stages-Prelims, Mains and Interview.

UPSC Result 2024 is released with latest UPSC Marksheet 2024. Check Now!

UPSC Toppers List 2024 is released now. Shakti Dubey is UPSC AIR 1 2024 Topper.

→ Also check Best IAS Coaching in Delhi

Vajiram Editor
Vajiram Editor
UPSC GS Course 2026
UPSC GS Course 2026
₹1,75,000
Enroll Now
GS Foundation Course 2 Yrs
GS Foundation Course 2 Yrs
₹2,45,000
Enroll Now
Prelims PowerupTest Series
Prelims PowerupTest Series
₹13000
Enroll Now
UPSC Mains Test Series
UPSC Mains Test Series
₹16000
Enroll Now
UPSC Mentorship Program
UPSC Mentorship Program
₹85000
Enroll Now
Enquire Now