The government is open for international collaboration in the field of cyber security and favours handling issue of cyber terrorism in cooperation with other countries, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Cyber crime has been growing across the globe because lack of international cooperation in this field. As per experts, many countries have been hesitant in signing cooperation agreement to handle cyber crime because of suspected involvement of their security agencies in cyber espionage.
Prasad said that the Internet is one of finest creation of human mind and must be available for all.
He added that it should not become the monopoly of few. Therefore, right of its access must be without discrimination. In order to become truly global it must have link with the local.
The minister said that India would be voice of moderation, reason and assimilation as far as the Internet discourse is concern.
He announced that India will work upon to improve human resource for foreign students as well.
He said that the government has laid special emphasis to promote electronics manufacturing in the country and has received investment of nearly $25 billion in last two years for electronics productions in the country.
The minister also said that India is ready to connect its National Knowledge Network (NKN) with other nations of the world including East, South & Middle East Asia and Africa for knowledge sharing and collaborative research.
By Baishakhi Dutta
