Qualcomm encourages Make in India vision with “Design in India” Challenge

With a view to catalyzing the creation of a product and hardware design ecosystem in India, Qualcomm, in association with the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), has announced the ten finalists of the first edition of the Qualcomm Design in India Challenge which was launched in December 2015.

“We are delighted to see an industry leader like Qualcomm join forces and contribute to the government’s Make in India vision. The Qualcomm Design in India Challenge will have a positive impact towards making India a global hub for hardware design,” said J. S. Deepak, Secretary, Department of Telecom (DoT), Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India.

“At DeitY, it has been our endeavour to promote Electronics System Design & Manufacturing industry with a recent focus on mobile manufacturing. We appreciate the Qualcomm Design in India Challenge that has the potential to foster game-changing product innovation, design and development of mobile technologies and IoT, and support the Government’s Make in India vision,” said Dr Aruna Sharma, Secretary, Department of industry Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India...Read more