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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Department of IT took its inception from the Dept. of Commerce and Industry and Karnataka was the first state to draft its own IT Policy. Karnataka began its innovations in Technology in 1998 and the department of BT was included in the IT department in 2001.

Karnataka Government Computer Centre was primarily started in 1971 under the Department of Economics and Statistics with the objective of computerization of the Departments of GoK. In order to cater to the managing aspects of increased functioning of computerization over a period of time, Karnataka Government Computer Centre began functioning under the Department of Planning transforming itself into an exclusive branch. In order to respond to radical changes happening in the IT sector worldwide, Karnataka Government Computer Centre was separated from Planning Department and became an entity rechristened as ‘The Directorate of Information Technology (DIT) under the Department of Information Technology and Biotechnology, GoK. The DIT was established to execute the enhancement and advancement activities of the IT field. Later, for the development of the Biotechnology sector, the sector got adjoined into DIT. The works of computerization and training managed by the Karnataka Government Computer Centre were assigned to the e-Governance branch created under the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms.

History :

The Department of IT took its inception from the Department of Commerce and Industry and Karnataka was the first state to draft its own IT Policy. Karnataka began its innovations in Technology in 1998 and the department of BT was included in the IT department in 2001.

The Department's name was changed from Directorate of Information Technology and Biotechnology to Directorate of Electronics Information Technology and Biotechnology in February 2020.

The System: 

An officer of the cadre of Indian Administrative Service is the Director of the EIT&BT Directorate and is the Head of the Department. The Director of the IT & Bt Directorate is the ex-officio Managing Director of Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), which works under the Department of IT&BT. 

As per the directions of the Department, the Director, Directorate of IT&BT is executing the following important activities. 

  • Enhancement and development works of ESDM, Information Technology and Biotechnology in tier-2 and tier-3 cities of the state.
  • Take steps to attract domestic investments and FDI.
  • Implement policies for IT, BT, ESDM, Animation, Startup, etc.
  • Provide financial assistance to educational/research institutions like IIIT-B, IBAB and Institute of Human Genome Studies.
  • Organise and participate in national and international events, conferences and workshops.
  • Release grants provided in the budget to implement government programmes/schemes to KITS, KEONICS, ICTSDS, etc.

 

Last Updated: 26-07-2022 11:45 AM Updated By: Admin


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