MeitY to establish Quantum Computing Applications Lab in collaboration with AWS
Quantum computing is an emerging field harnessing the laws of quantum mechanics to build powerful tools to process information and has the potential to solve computational problems beyond the reach of classical computers
Nidhi Singal | January 20, 2021 | Updated 05:18 IST
In an initiative to apply quantum computing to advance India s science and technology development initiatives and bolster the economy, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with AWS will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in the country.
Quantum computing is an emerging field harnessing the laws of quantum mechanics to build powerful tools to process information and has the potential to solve computational problems that are beyond the reach of classical computers. This new lab will help accelerate quantum computing-led research and development and enable new scientific discoveries.
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In a strongly worded letter to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said India is home to the largest user base of WhatsApp globally and is one the biggest markets for its services.
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It also reviewed the activities of various technical groups under its purview and the functioning of State Level Coordination Committees (SLCCs) in various states and Union Territories.
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The application is supposed to convert speech into text and vice versa.
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Updated: Jan 2, 2021, 05:25 PM IST
The Centre on Friday invited bids to develop a voice assistant application to deliver e-governance services to the common people.
It is to be noted that the chatbot will be similar to that of Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant. The application is supposed to convert text into speech, and vice versa.
It is also required to interact with the public in multiple languages, collect and analyse data to give personalised experience to users.