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Tata Consultancy Services, a major name in IT services, consulting and business solutions headquartered in India, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indian government group the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to accelerate the development of India’s sovereign cloud ecosystem.

This collaboration aims to deliver scalable, and AI-enabled cloud platforms that align with India’s data localisation mandates and support the digital transformation of critical public sector services.

The collaboration with C-DAC, an R&D institution under the country’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), will develop and integrate indigenous innovations into TCS’s sovereign cloud stack.

This move will support the secure and compliant hosting of critical government applications including national telemedicine service e-Sanjeevani, emergency response support system Dial 112, and workloads from central ministries.

The partnership not only ensures adherence to stringent data protection standards but also enables faster enterprise adoption by enhancing security, compliance and performance across key sectors such as healthcare, defence, smart cities, and banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI).

And obviously there is a self-reliance angle. Magesh Ethirajan, Director General, CDAC, explains: “This collaboration marks a significant milestone in India’s journey toward technological self-reliance. By bringing together C-DAC’s expertise in indigenous innovation with TCS’s deep industry presence and execution strength, we aim to accelerate the development, deployment and long-term sustainability of sovereign cloud platforms.”

This collaboration also reflects a broader strategic intent, which aims to reduce reliance on global hyperscalers by building a robust, future-ready sovereign cloud ecosystem driven by OpenStack and indigenous technologies.

Through joint efforts and public sector outreach, TCS and C-DAC say they aim to position sovereign cloud platforms as the default choice for India’s digital transformation journey.

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