C-DAC has been asked to work with private sector players to develop a voice command system that is sensitive to a range of Indian languages and accents, the officials said.
“Once the project is established, the private sector can move in, as we did in the case of Aakash (tablets),” Sibal said.
“We are looking at technology-based solutions regarding the safety of women. The concept is that you wear something on the wrist, and the moment you say ‘Help Me', the video automatically starts and the call goes to pre-determined numbers,” Sibal said.
“There are other features as well but they are at the conceptual stage. It will take about four weeks for the project to be fleshed out, and technology development will take about six months. We really want that whatever device we develop, it should be affordable and, therefore, should not cost more than Rs 500,” Sibal said.
