The government of India has proposed establishing a dedicated Communication Technology Task Force to guide national priorities and coordinate India’s telecom research and development efforts, according to deliberations at a high-level advisory meeting held on July 10, 2026.
The Technology Advisory Group (TAG) of the Empowered Technology Group (ETG) convened its fourth meeting under the chairmanship of the principal scientific adviser to the government of India. The meeting focused on identifying priority technology domains for the telecom sector and assessing the need for a dedicated national research and development intervention.
Participants discussed strategies to strengthen India’s innovation-to-commercialisation ecosystem by building capabilities in standards development, intellectual property creation, advanced manufacturing and resilient strategic supply chains.
Further, the adviser highlighted that telecom technologies form the foundation of India’s digital economy, enabling digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, industrial automation and critical infrastructure.