Key takeaways
- TCS and C-DAC collaborate to develop indigenous cloud solutions tailored for India's digital needs.
- The partnership aims to enhance technological self-reliance and achieve 100% data localization in India.
- Future projects may include advancements in quantum computing, AI/ML, and indigenous microprocessor development.
- The MoU was signed at the Tec-Verse 2025 summit with government officials present.
- This initiative addresses concerns over data sovereignty in current cloud services.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to co-develop indigenous cloud solutions specifically designed to meet India's unique digital needs.
The deal was signed at the Tec-Verse 2025 summit in New Delhi, according to TCS’s official LinkedIn post.
The agreement, signed in the presence of senior officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), marks a significant step forward in India's push for technological self-reliance, according to the company.
The ceremony was attended by S Krishnan, secretary, MeitY; Amitesh Kumar Sinha, additional secretary, MeitY; and Magesh E, director general of C-DAC.
The collaboration brings together C-DAC’s core strengths in indigenous R&D and TCS’s industry-leading experience in large-scale digital platforms.
In a video uploaded along with the LinkedIn post, D Ethirajan, scientist & centre head, C-DAC (Chennai), said, “The MoU’s main focus is on India’s sovereign cloud. It is a great moment for both organisations. Today we have started with cloud computing, but we are also focusing on quantum, AI/ML, and making an indigenous chip.”
“All the cloud services that are being offered now—there is no guarantee that the data will reside in the country. This MoU with TCS is trying to address this concern. The agreement will also ensure that the servers, systems, and data centres all reside in the country. This will help in achieving 100 per cent data localisation. People don’t have to depend on any other cloud platform,” Magesh said.
Pramod PJ, head – corporate R&D and scientist, C-DAC, said, “TCS can take all these indigenous research and development efforts to the market and proliferate them to a larger society. Engagement with TCS is something we are looking forward to, especially from a long-term perspective in upcoming areas like quantum computing, microprocessor development, and high-performance computing.”
