The Reserve Bank of India's second data centre in Odisha, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, aims to boost data security and resilience of the country's digital financial infrastructure. The project includes a dedicated cybersecurity training institute that will focus on emerging technologies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Data Centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Jatni, near Bhubaneswar, Odisha today. The 170-crore-rupee facility is designed to strengthen data security and enhance resilience of India's digital financial infrastructure.
The RBI's second data centre in the country, the project in Odisha signifies a significant development in the state's growing technology infrastructure. The institute will also focus on promoting specialized training and research in cybersecurity and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The newly inaugurated Cybersecurity Training Institute functions as a dedicated centre for specialised training, research, and capacity building in enterprise computing and cybersecurity. It will also concentrate on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Odisha hosts the RBI’s second data centre in the country, adding to the state's burgeoning technology infrastructure. The project is expected to provide additional capacity for safeguarding critical financial data and improving the resilience of the country’s digital financial infrastructure.
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Akashvani News
