Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi red-flagged cyber security as an issue of global concern and exhorted the IT industry on Sunday to find innovate solutions to tackle the menace.
Modi also asked the IT industry to work on path-breaking ideas like 'Cloud Godowns' and 'Cloud Lockers' to help keep data secure.
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"The whole world is concerned. Since I have become the Prime Minister, I have met around 50 world and political leaders and out of that, almost 25-30 have said cyber security is a concern. Can Indian youth work on solutions for cyber security?" Modi said at the 25th anniversary of National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) in the national capital.
Pointing out that cyber security will be a very big market, Modi suggested that Nasscom should form a task force to see how this opportunity can be leveraged as Indian IT professionals can do a lot for cyber safety of digital assets across the world. "I look forward to pathbreaking ideas from young talent across the country to build innovative technology solutions."
Modi, who was among the first political leaders to effectively use social media, said that the IT industry should start working on creating Cloud Godowns and Cloud Lockers which can be hired or used by banks and others to safely keep data without the fear of it being compromised.
Referring to the Gold Bond scheme announced in the Budget, which gives an option toown precious metal without physically buying it, he said that the instruments can be kept safely in 'Cloud Lockers'.
The PM also said that ideas from the public would be invited for developing a mobile app for the Prime Minister's Office to make it mobile friendly for citizens.
On the Digital India initiative, Modi said e-governance also implies easy governance, and economical governance. He explained how technology is helping to curb corruption. He said that the government has used technology to auction coal blocks in a transparent manner.
"The CAG had said in the allocation of coal blocks there was a scam of Rs 1.86 lakh crore. Till now we have done auction of 19 of the 204 coal blocks and the government has already received bids worth Rs 1.10 lakh crore. This is an example of how technology brought in transparency."
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