# C-DAC **Aliases:** Centre for Development of Advanced Computing **Entity class:** Indian government research and development organization **Domain:** High-performance computing / national technology policy **Doc Type:** Developed Organization Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The **Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)** was established by the Government of India in 1988 to develop advanced computing capabilities. Under Vijay Bhatkar, it produced the [[wiki/PARAM|PARAM]] supercomputer family. ## Evidence Ledger - **Established:** India established C-DAC in 1988 and delivered PARAM 8000 in 1991. - **Strongly indicated:** The organization was a direct institutional response to restricted access to foreign supercomputing technology. - **Unresolved:** The complete relationship between national security requirements, scientific demand, and the Cray denial in the founding decision; government files would settle their relative weight. ## Sources / Provenance - [C-DAC, official organizational history](https://www.cdac.in/index.aspx?id=about). - [[articles/A History of Machine Intelligence|A History of Machine Intelligence]]. ## Relationships - **Built:** [[wiki/PARAM|PARAM]]. - **Belongs to:** India's [[wiki/Technological Sovereignty|Technological Sovereignty]] response within [[wiki/Denial Wars|Denial Wars]].