According to S Krishnan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics And Information Technology, government of India, electronic component manufacturers should ensure the country’s security interests while starting new projects. The government is opening up on this topic and has been instructing companies to take care of country’s security interests while designing a project.
He also pointed that the supply chain industry needs to be resilient and not impacted by any external factors including geopolitical risks.
According to him, supply chain constraints was witnessed in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the supply chain industry internationally semi-conductor chips are dominated by Taiwan.
Further, he highlighted that climate change is another issue that India needs to address along with waste management and natural disasters are others that are of constant challenges.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is working with several other departments to see how the impact of climate change can be reduced.
