Digitilization

Digital growth to create 100k new fiber tech jobs in India in five years

Rapid digital expansion, including broadband and 5G network is expected to create around 1 lakh new job opportunities in fiber installation, maintenance, and repair segments in the next five years, according to TeamLease Services Chief Strategy Officer Subburathinam P. The India Telecom Market is estimated at USD 48.61 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 76.16 billion by 2029, growing at an annual rate of 9.40 per cent and as of 2023, about 7,00,000 kilometers of optical fiber cable has been laid across the country, significantly contributing to the expansion of digital infrastructure, he told PTI. "The annual growth rate of employment in the fiber optic technician segment is largely driven by the rapid expansion of broadband and 5G networks in India. As the government and telecom operators focus on expanding fiber infrastructure, the demand for fiber technicians is expected to grow significantly," Subburathinam said. The increasing fiberisation of telecom towers is expect

74% top corporate taxpayers favour real-time compliance monitoring: Report

Deloitte's Income Tax Digitalisation in India survey found a strong push for the use of real-time data, e-wallets, APIs, and emerging technologies like AI and blockchain in the I-T department

Union Cabinet approves Rs 14,903 crore expansion of digital India programme

The expansion will include increasing cybersecurity awareness, re-skilling IT professionals, and supporting 1,200 startups, among other initiatives

Technology is making trade more trendy

In past decades, global trade grew with consistent investment in infrastructure such as ports, shipping lines and cargo facilities. Now, global trade will be driven by high-tech and digitization

Budget 2023 gives a big push for AI, continues focus on digitisation

Open-source platform for agriculture, anonymous datasets for innovation on the cards

Need to make internet more accessible in India: World Bank

There is little doubt about the transformative potential of digital technologies. However, they are not a shortcut to development