Objective

• Promoting UP as an productive investment destination for IT/ITeS companies by providing congenial, industry friendly and proactive environment.
• Promote the development of IT Cities/IT Parks for IT Infrastructure Development.
• To create excellent ICT infrastructure as a platform to provide seamless connectivity for businesses and users, easy to use public and private services in a vibrant ecosystem consisting of ICT operators, Service Providers, Government, Regulators and end users.
• Enhancing the quality of talent pool and creation of additional employment opportunities, development of skilled IT manpower in the state for all sections of the society, across all regions, and to leverage IT as a tool for the socio-economic development of the State.

Function

• Policy matters related to Information Technology and Implementation of IT Policy.
• Consultancy and Training
• Promotion of knowledge-based enterprises.
• Development of electronics and coordinatio amongst various users.
• Coordination of requirements relating to electronics processing equipment.
• All matters concerning computer based information, technology and processing including hardware, software, Networking and standardization of procedures and matters.
• Integrating Information Technology into main streams of Development.
• Facilitating Development of Infrastructure.
• Facilitating the growth of IT Industry (Hardware, Software and Services) in the State.
• Providing "Right of Way" clearances to Optical Fiber Cable operators.
• Promoting and Facilitating use of IT in Governance.
• Promoting measures to ensure availability of I.T services to common people.
• Promotion of E-Commerce.
• Integrating and facilitating high quality Information Technology based education in Schools, Colleges, Universities and private institutions in the State.
• Enabling the Administrative Systems to be more proactive, accessible, simple and empathetic.
• Driving State e-Governance Plan ( As a part of National e-Governance Plan)