The city-based Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has received the Skoch Digital Inclusion Award 2011 for two projects namely National Roll Out Plan for all 22 Scheduled Indian Languages and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-OMMAS in the Technology Intervention of National Significance category and E-Governance category,respectively at a ceremony held in New Delhi. Sachin Pilot,Minister of State,Ministry of Communications and Information Technology delivered a special address on the occasion. Montek Singh Ahluwalia,Deputy Chairman,Planning Commission was the chief guest at the event and presented the awards to the recipients. Professor Rajat Moona,Director General,C-DAC accepted the awards on behalf of C-DAC. Expressing his happiness Prof Moona said,C-DACs commitment to social enrichment had been recognised for its innovation and quality. It is always a matter of pride when our work is acknowledged at a national forum and I have no doubt that every member of C-DAC shares a similar feeling. However,we are still in the process of traversing milestones although the journey had started some time back. There is a lot of work that lies ahead and which probably only C-DAC can hope to accomplish in the coming days. This will not only be a test of our commitment and resolve,but it will also raise the bar of innovation in technology development and deployment. he added. The awards recognise contributions in the digital domain for digital competitiveness,digital deepening that yields growth or information and communication technologies that serve the country and the economy better. Selected by an awards committee comprising senior professionals from academia,government,industry and other stakeholders in the ICT-supported development of the country,the two projects were carefully scrutinised from over six hundred nominations received for the awards. The National Roll Out Plan for all 22 Scheduled Indian Languages project was implemented by the GIST Group of C-DAC,Pune and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)-OMMAS project was implemented by the E-Governance Group of C-DAC,Pune. Also present on the occasion were Dr Hemant Darbari,Executive Director,C-DAC,Pune and Shri Prashant Nayak,Group Coordinator,E-Governance Group,C-DAC,Pune.
