GUWAHATI: The Northeast will soon have an exclusive regional data centre, which will be a state-of-the-art institution to be set up with the support of the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
NIC currently runs national data centres in New Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune and Bhubaneswar.
Union minister of state (independent charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra Singh said the proposed centre would be set up in Guwahati and the land for it has been provided by the Assam government, informs an official statement on Thursday.
The proposed Northeast Regional Data Centre in Guwahati is expected to be set up at a budget of over Rs 300 crore and while the DoNER ministry and North Eastern Council (NEC) have in-principle agreed to support the project, the exact quantum of support and share of financial assistance would be mutually worked out depending on feasibility and available resources.
A team from NIC, comprising among others deputy director general, D. C Mishra, state informatics officer, Suchitra Pyarelal and regional technical director Ashish Vikram Asthana, has briefed the DoNER minister about the project.
It was stated that with the establishment of the Northeast Regional Data Centre, the implementation of key flagship projects of the government could be fast tracked and optimum utilisation of manpower ensured as well.
This initiative, Singh said, would also play an integral role in building digital Northeast India as a part of “Digital India”. This, he said, shall also provide impetus to increased use of e-governance services, geo-spatial applications and development related activities. “In addition, there would be confidentiality and strategic control of data as well,” he said.