New Delhi, May 8 (IANS). Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday said that India has achieved the target of 1,000 km secure quantum communication in just three years. This feat has been achieved in less than half the scheduled time.
He said that India is moving very fast in emerging technologies like quantum, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor and deep-tech. Also, the youth of the country will play the biggest role in making ‘Developed India’ by the year 2047.
Addressing an event organized in the national capital, the Minister said that the government is working on making higher education in line with new technologies, with special focus on areas like AI, semiconductor, cyber security and quantum technology.
He said that the center developed in collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation, Ethnotech and Cambridge University Press and Assessment will train students in nine technological areas of the future. Along with this, students will also be given globally recognized certificates.
Referring to the progress of the National Quantum Mission, the Minister said that work on this eight-year-old mission is going on at a fast pace. Four major theme based hubs have been created in collaboration with institutions across the country, which are taking this mission forward.
He said that the creation of a 1,000 kilometer secure quantum communication network in just three years is a major technological achievement for India.
The minister said that through the India AI Mission launched in the year 2024, a strong mechanism related to computing infrastructure, data sets, innovation and future technical skills is being created.
Jitendra Singh said that India’s global position in the field of innovation is continuously strengthening. Today India has become the third largest startup ecosystem in the world and more than one lakh patents have been registered in the country. Most of these patents have been filed by Indian citizens.
He said that India is also among the leading countries of the world in terms of scientific research publications and Indian research is continuously getting recognition at the international level.
The Minister said that in the era of rapidly changing technology, it has become very important to continuously learn new skills and update oneself. This need has increased especially in areas like AI, cyber security, quantum technology and semiconductor design.
He said that about 70 percent of India’s population is below 40 years of age, which can make India a major skilled workforce hub of the world in the coming two to three decades.
–IANS
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