Infosys Executive Co-Chairman,S. Gopalakrishnan (Kris) will head goverment committee to recommend the framework for cloud computing services. The committee has been set up following instructions from the IT and Telecom Minister, Kapil Sibal.
According to the sources, the committee will suggest a framework to promote cloud computing service in and from the country.
According to the reports,the members of the committee include representatives from Department of Information Technology, National Informatics Centres, Nasscom, industry chambers CII, FICCI and others.
Cloud computing is one of the thrust areas of the proposed National IT Policy that envisages to increase revenues of IT and ITES Industry from $100 billion at present to $300 billion by 2020. This policy likely to to be placed before Cabinet within a week for its approval, sources said.