Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday proposed a National Geospatial Data Repository and a PPP model while chairing a joint meeting of all the Science Ministries and Departments of the Government of India at Prithvi Bhavan.
Addressing the meeting, Jitendra Singh instructed the Department of Space, Department of Science and Technology, and Ministry of Earth Sciences to create a unified Geospatial interface for the utilization of industry and start-up ecosystems to develop innovative and indigenous products for the welfare of farmers, rural artisans, and others.
Jitendra Singh emphasized the seamless connection of Geo-ICT infrastructure. He also shared the mantra of a sustainable ecosystem based on pooling of knowledge and resources in collaboration with the non-governmental sectors in PPP mode.
The Minister highlighted the importance of early industry linkage and the multiplication of benefits for common people when initiatives like these achieve scale and volume. He assured that all the departments under the ministry will act in coordination to achieve the common objective.
One of the highlights of the meeting was the review of the month-long National Space Day celebration and the main event on August 23 at the Bharat Mandapam. He also took stock of other important events in the coming days.
The Union Minister also took stock of the progress on the proposed “Vigyan Shakti” portal and offered insightful remarks based on his experience regarding scientific portals.
The unified web repository of Indian Science and Technology was being made live, and a collection of feedback was shared with the minister. The department also sought his guidance for further integration and improvement of the portal to become a single nodal joint for all scientific departments.
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