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{{Short description|Government department of Tamil Nadu state, India}}

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| jurisdiction = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| headquarters = [[Chennai]]
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| minister1_name = [[Palanivel Thiaga Rajan]]
| minister1_pfo = Minister of Information Technology and Digital Services Department
| chief1_name = Brajendra Navnit IAS
| chief1_position = Principal Secretary
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The '''Department of Information Technology and Digital Services''' is one of the [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments|departments]] of [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].

== Objective ==
The objectives of the department are to provide government services through the [[internet]], enable adoption of [[Information technology]] in governance, increase [[software]] exports from the state, provide [[cable television]] and enable the adoption of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] in [[computing]].<ref name="Gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/department/17|title=Information Technology and Digital Services department|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us {{!}} Tamil Nadu Information Technology Department |url=https://it.tn.gov.in/index.php/en/about-us |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=it.tn.gov.in}}</ref>

== Software and IT ==
{{As of|2022}}, The state is amongst the major [[Information technology]] (IT) exporters of India with a value of {{INRconvert|57687|c}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://factly.in/data-karnataka-tamil-nadu-maharashtra-telangana-account-for-more-than-80-of-indias-software-exports/|title=Data: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & Telangana Account for More Than 80% of India's Software Exports|date=4 July 2023|access-date=1 December 2023|work=Factly}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chennai emerging as India's Silicon Valley?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/Chennai_emerging_as_Indias_Silicon_Valley/articleshow/3000410.cms|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|date=1 May 2008|access-date=28 December 2012|first=Rajesh|last=Chandramouli|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820000027/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Software/Chennai_emerging_as_Indias_Silicon_Valley/articleshow/3000410.cms|archive-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> Established in 2000, [[Tidel Park]] in Chennai was amongst the first and largest IT parks in Asia.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM opens Asia's largest IT park|url=https://www.ciol.com/pm-asias-largest-it-park-chennai/|date=4 July 2000|publisher=CIOL|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> The presence of [[Special Economic Zone|SEZ]]s and government policies have contributed to the growth of the sector which has attracted foreign investments and job seekers from other parts of the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/after-delhi-maharastra-tn-received-highest-fdi-equity-inflows-in-fy15-114113000130_1.html|title=Maharashtra tops FDI equity inflows|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=1 December 2012|access-date=22 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-a-small-step-in-inclusivity-a-giant-leap-in-industry/articleshow/99926653.cms|title=Tamil Nadu: A small step in inclusivity, a giant leap in India|date=2 May 2023|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> In the 2020s, Chennai has become a major provider of [[Software as a service|SaaS]] and has been dubbed the "SaaS Capital of India".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.crayondata.com/heres-why-chennai-is-the-saas-capital-of-india/|title=Here's why Chennai is the SAAS capital of India|date=24 August 2018|access-date=1 December 2023|publisher=Crayon}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/a-silent-saas-revolution-is-brewing-in-chennai/articleshow/67583586.cms|title=A silent SaaS revolution is brewing in Chennai|newspaper=[[Times of India]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>

==Sub-divisions==
The following sub-divisions and undertakings operate under the department:<ref name="Gov1">{{cite report|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/it_e_pn_2023_24.pdf|title=Information Technology and Digital Services department, policy note, 2023-24|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>
* [[Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu]] (ELCOT): Development of IT infrastructure and special economic zones
* Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TANSWAN): Internet connectivity across the state
* Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC)
* Tamil Nadu Disaster Recovery Centre (TNDRC): Co-ordination and recovery during disasters
* Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA): Adoption of IT in government and enable government services through internet
* [[ICT Academy]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Limited|Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation]] (TACTV): Digital cable television services
* Tamil Nadu Fibernet Corporation (TANFINET): [[Optical fiber]] connectivity

== See also ==
* [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links ==
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/department/17 Official website of the Tamil Nadu Information Technology and Digital Services Department]
* [http://www.tn.gov.in Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu]

{{Government of Tamil Nadu}}
{{Government Departments of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Government departments of Tamil Nadu]]

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