Chennai Mar 30 PTI Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday handed over 1370 desktop computers presented by information technology major Infosys aimed at benefitting students studying in schools run by the Greater Chennai Corporation As part of launching the scheme Stalin gave away six desktop computers to students at a function held at the Secretariat here on Wednesday The 1370 desktop computers would benefit 28000 students studying in schools run by the Greater Chennai Corporation and encourage them towards self-learning an official release said As part of boosting digital technology copies of the Tamil Nadu Telecom Infrastructure Policy 2022 Tamil Nadu Data Policy 2022 unveiled by the government in January were handed over to the Chief Minister by the Minister for Information and Technology Mano Thangaraj on the occasion Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu Information technology principal secretary Neeraj Mittal and senior government officials were present on the occasion PTI VIJ VIJ SS SS

Chennai Nov 20 PTI The 20th edition of Confederation of Indian Industrys flagship event Connect 2021 aimed at taking the state GDP to USD one trillion by 2030 would be held between November 26 and 27 here Chief Minister M K Stalin will inaugurate the event on November 26 and the theme would be Building a Sustainable Deep TechNology Ecosystem CII Tamil Nadu Chairman S Chandrakumar said Over the last two decades Connect as an event has resulted in various path breaking initiatives like the formation of technology corridors Information and Communication technology new developments in aero park and specialised technology parks he told reporters Information Technology principal secretary Neeraj Mittal said This is a very important event for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has set for us about reaching State GDP of USD 1 trillion by 2030 IT ITeS will form a big part of the economic growth Connect 2021 is not just an one day event where you chit-chat and go away It is a movement and need to bring Information technology to all districts of the state to create employment and to generate economic activity all across the state he said Through a video message Stalin said I wish that this conference shall bring new investments in the field of information technology to Tamil Nadu and make Tamil Nadu a leading state in the field of information technology in India Requesting all the stakeholders to focus on promoting Information Technology in all the districts the CM said he has set a target that Tamil Nadu should reach USD 1 trillion in economic output by 2030 The outcome of this conference should help in achieving the target he said Connect 2021 would have participation from various industrial sectors IT manufacturing automobile textiles food processing healthcare finance banking among others More than 5000 officials from various industries expected to take part in the event through virtual mode Australia and the United Kingdom are the partner countries for the event PTI VIJ APR APR