IBM to support PSEs with its cloud power

New Delhi: IN a bid to empower the public sector enterprises in India, tech company IBM on Tuesday announced it has achieved a full cloud service provider (CSP) empanelment from the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeiTY). The company said that the MeitY empanelment will enable the Indian public sector tap into the industry's most secure and open cloud platform to drive innovation and growth.

"Indian public sector can now access the industry's most secure and open cloud platform to drive transformation/innovation and growth," Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India/South Asia, said in a statement.

IBM infrastructure is currently powering 11 out of the 13 public sector banks in the country. "From our collaboration with Ministry of Education (MoE) and Niti Aayog on samShiksha; from Watson Decision Platform for Agriculture supporting farmers in Karnataka; to STEM programmes across 10 States in India and AI curriculum in 160 CBSE schools accessed by over 12,000 students, IBM has been at the forefront of driving innovation and impact," Patel said.