New Delhi: Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday tested ‘BharOS’, an original operating system developed by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT).
“Congratulations to all those involved in the development of the system. The very first time our Prime Minister Narendra Modiji talked about Digital India eight years ago, some of our friends scoffed at him, but today technocrats, innovators, industry and policymakers, and academic institutions of the country have embraced his vision after eight years,” he said.
Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was also present at the event.
Tested Indian ‘Operating System’ – BharOS developed at @iitmadras with @dpradhanbjp Ji; Leap forward on PM @narendramodi Ji’s #AatmanirbharBharat journey. pic.twitter.com/eOt3un5okm
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) January 24, 2023
“There will be trouble on this path and there are many people all over the world who will bring trouble and will not want any such system to succeed,” Vaishnaw said.
BharOS, a new mobile operating system, focuses on privacy and security. A mobile operating system is a software that is the basic interface on a smartphone, such as Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.
BharOS is an Indian government-funded project to develop a free and open-source operating system (OS) for use in government and public systems.
The project aims to reduce the dependency on foreign OS in smartphones and promote the use of locally developed technology. It is a giant leap forward to create a native ecosystem and a self-sustaining future.