Jammu: Secretary, Information Technology Department, Rahul Yadav, on Wednesday directed officials to expedite key digital governance projects, including the operationalisation of the IT Directorate, augmentation of the State Data Centre and implementation of identified Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications.
Chairing a review meeting in Jammu, Yadav stressed the need to complete the establishment and operationalisation of the IT Directorate within the stipulated timeline. He also called for coordinated efforts to upgrade the State Data Centre.
Reviewing AI initiatives, the Secretary directed officials to accelerate the development and implementation of identified use cases. He asked the team constituted for the purpose to assign specific departments for focused coordination and work closely with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and BISAG for technical support.
Yadav also reviewed preparations for implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and directed the department to take necessary steps within the prescribed timelines.
Earlier, Additional Secretary IT Rachna Sharma presented an overview of the department’s major projects, including the IT cadre, State Data Centre, MeghRaj Cloud, AI initiatives and implementation of the DPDP Act.
The meeting was attended by Sharma, State Informatics Officer, National Informatics Centre, Jaskaran Modi, and officers from the IT Department, State e-Governance Mission Team (SeMT) and Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA).
