HIGHLIGHTS
- The government is building an operating system as part of its attempts to advance the innovation ecosystem.
- The market is currently controlled by Google's Android or Apple's iOS.
- According to Chandrasekhar, there is no government regulation that bans the export of OS.
Parliament was informed on Wednesday that the government is considering building an operating system as part of its efforts to promote the design and innovation ecosystem in the electronics and IT sectors.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, stated that the government has not yet given funding to build an Indian mobile operating system.
Operating systems are critical in connecting apps on a computer or mobile device to hardware. In the mobile device area, Google's Android or Apple's iOS operating system currently reigns supreme, whereas Microsoft Windows reigns supreme in the personal computer segment.
"The government is contemplating developing the Operating System as part of the government's efforts to foster a thriving design and innovation ecosystem in Electronics and Information Technology," stated Chandrasekhar.
In answer to a query from Congress MP Karti P Chidambaram on whether the OS will be accessible just in India, Chandrasekhar stated that the government has no policy restricting the export and usage of Indian software goods outside of India.
In January, the minister stated that the government intended to develop a strategy that would support an environment for the sector to develop an indigenous operating system as an alternative to Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
