DEITY has awarded the project entitled "Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation" to which of the following agencies?

A. C-DAC, Pune

B. C-DAC, Bangalore

C. C-DAC, Noida

D. C-DAC, Delhi

E. IIT, Delhi

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A and C only.

Key Points

• Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation:
  • The government has initiated the Centre of Excellence for Digital Preservation at CDAC, Pune, and CDAC, Noida with the following objectives:
    • Advancing R&D in Digital Preservation across different domains.
    • Creating pilot Digital Preservation repositories.
    • Establishing Digital Preservation Standards and Best Practices.
    • Raising awareness regarding potential threats and risks associated with digital obsolescence.

Additional Information

• DEITY:
  • DeitY, which stands for the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, was previously named the Department of Information Technology.
  • The department underwent a name change in 2012, becoming the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.
  • Subsequently, in July 2016, DeitY was elevated to a full-fledged Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, separate from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
• Several digital preservation tools are available:
  • e-SANGRAHAN: E-acquisition tool
  • e-RUPĀNTAR: Pre-archival data processing tool
  • DATĀNTAR: E-records extraction tool
  • SUCHI SAMEKAN: Metadata importing and aggregation tool
  • META-PARIVARTAN: Metadata conversion tool
  • DATA HASTĀNTAR: Data encryption and transfer tool
  • PDF/A converter tool