Indian Communications Minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said that an upgraded version of the tablet PC "Aakash" would not be hiked. The price of the upgraded version of the tablet is tagged at Rs 4950. Kapil Sibal said two state-owned technology companies had been roped in to manufacture the upgraded version. He also admitted the fact that there were some problems with the original developer of the tablet i.e. datawind.
"There have been some problem with Datawind I must confess. Therefore, I have got into the act. IT Ministry has got C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) and ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) into the act and I am going to ensure that this product is fully indigenous and truly an Indian product," said the minister Kapil Sibal.
Datawind has come under serious criticism for missing delivery deadlines and its complete failure to provide a proper customer service platform.
The government was also unhappy after various faults were detected in the tablet and officials had indicated that the government may not extend the contract for manufacture of more tablets to Datawind.
"There have been some hiccups in the way. Remember when you do a project of this nature and when your dream is as big as this, things are never that smooth," said Sibal.
He also welcomed competition from private players for producing ultra low-cost tablets.
"I think its a great thing if there is competition. Ultimately my objective is to get a quality product in the hands of the children."
"There have been some problem with Datawind I must confess. Therefore, I have got into the act. IT Ministry has got C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) and ITI (Indian Telephone Industries) into the act and I am going to ensure that this product is fully indigenous and truly an Indian product," said the minister Kapil Sibal.
Datawind has come under serious criticism for missing delivery deadlines and its complete failure to provide a proper customer service platform.
The government was also unhappy after various faults were detected in the tablet and officials had indicated that the government may not extend the contract for manufacture of more tablets to Datawind.
"There have been some hiccups in the way. Remember when you do a project of this nature and when your dream is as big as this, things are never that smooth," said Sibal.
He also welcomed competition from private players for producing ultra low-cost tablets.
"I think its a great thing if there is competition. Ultimately my objective is to get a quality product in the hands of the children."
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