Nepal Government Wants To Build Its Own Software, But What Happens To Private IT Companies?
Nepal’s Cabinet has approved the Software Development and Operation Committee Formation Order, 2083, clearing the institutional path for a government mechanism intended to develop, operate and maintain software used by public agencies while strengthening state control over digital systems. The government sees the initiative as a way to improve security, ownership and digital independence, while parts of Nepal’s private IT industry have questioned whether the state should become a software developer instead of working with domestic technology companies.



