Nilekani heads panel to create secure IT projects
Monday, 01 March 2010, 14:48 IST   |    5 Comments
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Nilekani heads panel to create secure IT projects
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in his budget speech has announced that UIDAI chairman Nandan Nilekani will be heading a technology advisory group for creating reliable and tamper-proof IT projects. "A Technology Advisory Group for Unique Projects (TAGUP) is proposed to be set up under the Chairmanship of Nandan Nilekani for creation of reliable and secure IT projects," Mukherjee said, according to Indiatimes. Mukherjee said an effective tax administration and financial governance system calls for creation of IT projects which are reliable, secure and efficient. He listed certain IT projects such as the Tax Information Network, New Pension Scheme, National Treasury Management Agency, Expenditure Information Network and the ambitious Good and Service Tax. He said the group will look into the various technological and systemic issues. Nilekani, one of the founders of Indian IT giant Infosys, had left his job last year to join the government in its ambitious plan of rolling out a 16-digit unique identification number to all residents of the country.

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