Government of India

Department of Telecommunications (DoT) represents Government of India in the TCOE initiative.

Role of DoT

• Form a Coordination Centre of TCOEs with public private participation, retaining private sector’s dynamism for effective & efficient running and provide the required infrastructure.
• Ensure that research takes place in all aspects of the telecom domain in various TCOEs with minimal duplication.
• Create a VPN connecting all TCOEs for knowledge sharing.
• Help in obtaining necessary clearances from the Ministry of Finance for tax exemptions under R&D funding. Further, help TCOEs in getting Income tax exemption.
• Help the centres to enter into international collaborations for knowledge sharing, international patenting and standardization activities.
• Organize healthy competition amongst the TCOEs to improve quality of innovation and publish an Annual Telecom Journal.
• Nominate Government representatives to the TCOEs from time to time and ensure their active participation.
• Conduct governing body meetings under the chairmanship of Secretary, DoT at least once in a year.