Information Technology (IT)

Nodal Division in TEC for telecom IT standardisation and conformity assessment; telecom network synchronisation; institutional digital transformation; enterprise IT infrastructure and services; and data governance and digital trust, and domain expert for related technical policy support and institutional representation.

1. Matters Related to Telecom IT Standards and Conformity Assessment

• Domain ownership of GRs, IRs, ERs, Standards Documents, Test Guides and other technical specifications for allocated telecom IT products, systems, networks and emerging technologies.
• Technical responsibility for conformity-assessment methodologies, test requirements, evaluation criteria and interpretation of technical requirements within the allocated domain.
• Nodal responsibility for assigned DCC Sub-Committee/MATCOF activities and IT-domain inputs to standardisation and conformity-assessment work of other TEC Divisions.
• Technical examination of assigned CAB designation and laboratory-assessment matters.
• Nodal technical advice to DoT and Government/statutory bodies, including CBDT/CBIC, on classification, specifications, testing and conformity of telecom/IT products, including customs, taxation, import/export and SCOMET matters.

2. Mattered Related to Telecom Network Synchronisation and Timing

• Technical responsibility for telecom time, phase and frequency synchronisation, including IST traceability, timing architecture, dissemination, resilience, accuracy, testing and compliance.
• Development and harmonisation of telecom synchronisation standards, requirements, measurement/test methodologies and implementation frameworks with national and ITU-T/3GPP requirements.
• Technical assessment and institutional representation on secure/resilient timing architectures, IST and telecom network synchronisation.

3. Digital Transformation and Institutional Digital Platforms

• Institutional custodian for lifecycle management and digital transformation of the TEC website, digital services, workplace, collaboration, workflow and knowledge-management platforms.
• Technical ownership of architecture, modernisation, hosting, security, interoperability and Government-platform integration of TEC's institutional digital platforms.
• Mandate for digital service delivery, including stakeholder-centric, accessible and technology-enabled digital capabilities supporting TEC's institutional functions.

4. Enterprise IT Infrastructure, Cloud and Services

• Nodal responsibility for TEC-wide computing, LAN/connectivity, servers, storage, Government cloud services, enterprise Wi-Fi, endpoints, digital accounts and collaboration infrastructure.
• Technical ownership of modernisation, technology refresh, capacity, availability, interoperability, resilience and continuity of TEC's enterprise IT environment.
• Governance and lifecycle management of institutional IT services, digital workplace, official communication accounts and associated service-management mechanisms.

5. Data Governance, Privacy and Digital Trust

• Nodal responsibility for TEC's data-governance framework covering ownership, classification, access, sharing, retention, interoperability, metadata, quality and responsible utilisation.
• Technical responsibility for applicable data-protection, privacy and digital-trust requirements, including the DPDP framework, across TEC's digital systems and platforms.
• Institutional frameworks for secure, privacy-preserving and responsible utilisation/sharing of TEC data for analytics, AI and emerging digital applications.

6. Technical Policy Support, Standardisation Coordination and Institutional Representation

• Provide Inputs as expert in allocated domains on references received from the DoT
• Institutional representation of TEC/DoT, as assigned, in national/inter-ministerial committees, working groups and standards forums concerning allocated domains.
• Technical coordination and engagement with national/international SDOs, TSPs, OEMs, industry, laboratories, academia, research institutions and other stakeholders.

7. Emerging Technology, Technical Studies and Knowledge Development

• Technical assessment and feasibility studies of emerging technologies relevant to TEC's telecom IT, standardisation, testing and digital-transformation mandate.
• Institutional knowledge development through study papers, white papers, technical roadmaps, technology assessments and other technical knowledge resources.
• Technical capability development through studies, demonstrations, standards activities and collaborative engagement with industry, academia and research institutions.

8. Statutory, Planning and Divisional Responsibilities

• Parliamentary Questions, CPGRAMS, RTI, audit and other statutory/time-bound references pertaining to the allocated domains.
• Divisional planning and governance, including Annual Action Plan, work monitoring, resource/competency planning, budget/procurement oversight and administration.

9. Other Assigned Work

• Any other work or special assignment entrusted by the competent authority.