| The three-day event with the theme ‘Connecting India’ was inaugurated by Communication and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in the presence of other dignitaries and industry leaders.
More than 1,200 conference delegates will exchange their views and ideas at the conference on topics such as ‘Digital India’, ‘Internet for All’, ‘Cloud solutions for businesses’, ‘TV white space and its utility for mobile services’, and ‘M2M Adoption’, etc.
“India is in the midst of a digital revolution, and the government has unveiled new policies and regulations to accelerate adoption of ICT in key economic and strategic sectors to increase the competitiveness and productivity of the nation.
We would like the “Digital India” program to be deeply entrenched in our system and to start yielding results, for which we will take help from private companies as well. Events like Convergence India provide an impetus to the ICT industry and will propel the nation forward,” Prasad said in his inaugural address.
Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences YS Chowdary, who was also present in the event, said: “Today the time has come to think about the development of rural India. There is a great need of digitizing each and every sector. Our department recently created an app which guides fishermen, when to fish and when not to fish etc. The beauty of democracy is a rolling model, we need to create a blue print and then work towards the execution.”
The other guests present at the opening ceremony were Manoj Kohli, Managing Director, Bharti Enterprise and Umang Das, Chief Mentor, Viom Networks.
Other n concurrent events taking place at 23rd Convergence India 2015 expo are the 2nd annual Telecom Summit 2015; 2nd annual FTTH Council Asia Pacific Summit; and the jury round of Aegis Graham Bell Awards, which recognize and honor industry leaders in the field of telecom, broadcast, media and entertainment.
Prem Behl, Chairman, Exhibitions India Group, said “ICT is an important sector, which will play a vital role in contributing to Mr. Modi’s dream of a Digital India, Smart Cities, Make in India, Made in India, zero defect, zero effect, skill India, competitive India, ease of doing business in India etc., and showcase Indian talent to the world.”
Over 15,000 trade visitors are expected to visit the expo over 3 days. |
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