IT Scenario

The Department of Information Technology (DoIT) in the State of Himachal Pradesh is furthering the development of IT with three seperate Divisions as given below.

1. Industrial Development Division
2. Human Resource Development Division
3. Electronic Governance Division

These Divisions would strive for
1. Encouraging investments in the IT Sector
2. Facilitating the establishment of IT Institutes and beginning the Quality of IT Education in the State.
3. Appling IT tools to ensure a SMART (Simple,Moral,Accountable,Responsive and Transparent) Government.

1.Excellent Telecommunications Infrastructure

The State has an excellent telecommunications infrastructure established by the Department of Telecommuncations infrastructure established by DoT. All the Telephone exchanges in the State are digital exchanges and are interconnected to each other.

2.Optical Fibre Connectivity

Almost all the cable used in the telephone network of the State is optical fibre cable. The State has probably the highest density of OFC penetration per unit area as compared to any other State in India. All the Districts in the State except Lahaul & Spiti have the capability of having 2Mbps connectivity.All the Block headquarters have a minimum connectivity of at least 33Kbps.

3.Built-Up Space for IT Industries

Around 174 acres of Government is ready in Solan District, along the Kalka-Shimla national highway and about 25 kilometers from Shimla for the IT Sector Investments with the necessary infrastructure in terms of approach road, power and water.

4.Airports

The three existing airports in the State at Shimla, Kullu and Kangra have been improved

1. Institutes of Information Technology

Skilled ManPower is an Additional advantage in Himachal-Pradesh/ Shimla. Details of the Universities ,Colleges ,Schools and IT related Private institutes are given below.

1.Himachal Pradesh University,Shimla

2.National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

3.Engineering Colleges-Three

• Institute of Engineering and Emerging Technologies ,Baddi
• Greeen Hills Engineering College,Kumarhatti
• IITT College of Engineering ,Kala Amb

All affliated to the Himachal Pradesh University ,Shimla

4.Polytechnics-Six

5.ITIs- Fourteen

6.General Colleges - Sixty Four.

7.And a large pool of Primary ,Middle and High school located all over the state .

2. Tie-Up with the University of California

The Jaiprakash Sewa Sansthan is setting up a world class Institute of Information Technology in Rachhiana, District Solan, about 33 KMs from Shimla. The Institute, having an academic tie-up with the University of California at Berkley, will be sprawled over an area of about 23 acres. The Institute will have state-of-the-art facilities and will offer undergraduate and postgraduate courses, besides the need based short term ones.

3. Open University for IT

The Manipal Academy of Higher Education has proposed to set-up an open University ofIT in the State. The Unversity with its headquarters in Shimla and study centres all over the State, is envisaged to spread IT education in all the main Cities.

4. IT Education in Schools

The State Government has decided to introduce IT education in certain selected senior secondary schools in the State. The reputed private training institutions will impart the education.