Established 1997 Nickname C-DAC | Location Ahmedabad, India | |
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Field of research High Performance Computing, Multi-lingual Computing, Professional Electronics, Software Technologies, Health Informatics, Education Address 4th Floor, A-Wing, Gopal Palace,
Nehru Nagar,
Ahmedabad - 380 015,
Gujarat, India Operating agency | ||
Overview
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is an institution established in March 1988 as a scientific Society of the Department of Information Technology (formerly Dept. of Electronics) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. C-DAC is India’s National Initiative in advanced computing. C-DAC run its Multi-Lingual Computing popularly known as the GIST Technology. C-DAC is governed by a Member Governing Council by the Hon’ble Minister for Communication and Information Technology.
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C-DAC’S GIST-PACE Imparting quality computer education at a reasonable cost. With the intension to take the GIST Technology to the grass root levels, the PACE programme was developed to impart training in basic & high end computing using the Indian languages as the medium. This initiative was started in January, 1996. This training programme has been named as Programme for Advancing Computer Education – PACE (CDAC PACE).
PACE ATC (Authorized Training Centers) Under the PACE banner, training centers are called C-DAC GIST PACE Authorized Training Centers.
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Ahmedabad PACE Affiliated Training Centre (ATC) of C-DAC, popularly centre known as Digital Media Group in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, One of the C-DAC Ahmedabad Centre is managed by Digital Media Group for the Development of Multimedia Technologies, Art and Design. (C-DAC) is the premier organization of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (MCIT) to carry out Research and Development in IT, Electronics, and Associated Skills Education and Development.
Since 1997, C-DAC ACTS Ahmedabad, with its own campus in Ahmedabad, has provided Art and Design education with a focus on providing creative as well as technical education.