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Smart Cities Digital Healthcare Logistics Infrastructure Networks 5G Social media Education Spectrum Smart Augmented Reality Networks Analytics Analytics Satellite 4G Infrastructure Aadhaar Artificial Intelligence Social media Digital Energy Opportunities Social Agriculture media Digital IOT Smart Cities Jan Dhan Digital Education Digital 4G Banking IOT Net Neutrality Jan Mobile Dhan Aadhaar Cyber NetworksEnergy IOT Mobile Security Cyber Security IOT 4G Cyber Smartphones 4G Energy Security Banking SmartBroadband 5G Networks Cyber Security Energy Aadhaar SpectrumEducation Start-ups Social Energy Smartphones India Stack media Cyber Security Smart Cities Energy Digital Cyber Artificial Education Security Jan Dhan Economy Healthcare Satellite Intelligence Social media Augmented Reality Technology India Stack Education Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Technology Internet of Things Cognitive Computing Banking Broadband Smart IOT Cognitive Computing Digital Economy Augmented Reality TechnologySmart Cities Artificial Intelligence Spectrum Agriculture LogisticsStart-ups Technology Energy Artificial Intelligence Internet of Things Banking Jan Dhan Infrastructure Energy Start-ups Aadhaar Convergence Connecting the Next Billion Propelling towards $5T economy September 2017 Connecting the Next Billion | Propelling towards $5T economy Contents 02 Connecting the Next Billion | Propelling towards $5T economy 03 Connecting the Next Billion | Propelling towards $5T economy Message from Department of Telecommunications Aadhaar and Mobile (JAM Trinity) which helps Smart City projects, Wi-Fi at railway stations in Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to billions of and public places, electronic delivery of citizens is an exemplary case study of applying services are not only transforming governance ICT towards socio-economic benefits. As but also changing the lifestyle. The rapid the 2nd largest and fastest growing telecom digitisation, transparent and efficient market with 1.2 billion mobile subscribers and governance and growing adoption of digital the IT /ITeS capital of the world, India has the services makes India a favourite destination potential to leapfrog to a digitally empowered for ICT-based investments while initiatives like society and knowledge economy. Skill India, Start-up India and Make in India are ensuring the growing popularity of Indian Digital India program has been working talent and products in a global market. Ms. Aruna Sundararajan towards the digital integration of the Chairman Telecom Commission government and citizens through ICT- The first edition of India Mobile Congress & Secretary (T) based services and taking key utilities to brings the global ICT community along with the remotest corner of the country. The thought leaders, academia, policy makers and Bharat Net project is laying a foundation emerging businesses under one umbrella. Technological innovation and Information of digital services by ensuring high speed Numerous conferences, leadership conclaves, Communication Technologies (ICTs) are crucial broadband connectivity to 250,000 gram keynotes and exhibitions promise to cover to foster socio-economic development of a panchayats through optical fibre. Initiatives different dynamics of the ICT sector in nation. When next generation communication like Aadhaar, e-payments facility through the South East Asia. I hope it will provide channels converge with emerging BHIM, National Digital Literacy Mission have opportunity to all stakeholders to create a technologies, they provide innovative witnessed huge success in terms of adoption platform to showcase innovative ideas, skills, solutions to address numerous challenges and service delivery while digital platforms technologies and products. in core sectors like education, healthcare, such as National e-governance platform, manufacturing, agriculture, banking and m-governance, Government E-Market are Wishing you all the best. financial services to name a few. The Jan Dhan, helping to provide citizen-centric services. 04 Connecting the Next Billion | Propelling towards $5T economy Message from India Mobile Congress such Digital India, Skill India, make in India, The size of the market and its appetite are Start Up programs, Smart Cities, State fibre presented in the research paper prepared grid projects, E waste adaption, Smart Grid by our knowledge partner Deloitte and implementation, IoT initiatives, E-Health Company, India. programs, Digital Classroom has opened unlimited opportunities. IMC 2017 is I conclude by thanking the team at IMC, COAI, presented to each one of you as a platform to K and D and Deloitte for working together to capture the number’s opportunity. successfully deliver this program to you. Our aim is to grow bigger and next year and look IMC 2017 takes a lead in creating a facilitative forward to bigger success and gains from the policy ecosystem, , showcase the best in best insight and partnerships forged this year in P. Ramakrishna of the new technologies, innovation, skill India. CEO, India Mobile Congress development and investment opportunities and empower Start-up ecosystem, This edition of IMC 2017 would bring in an Welcome to 1st edition of India Mobile environment for participation of more than Congress 2017, (IMC 2017) in support with 150 companies from all key stakeholders Government of India and COAI aiming at including the industry, academia and “Connecting the next billion”. governments from across the world, 160 plus speakers from across the globe, Keynotes Aiming at the next billion users, incumbent session from best of the best International Telco’s, Product companies, OEM’s, speakers and thought leaders, product Handsets and other Mobile, the Internet launches, attracting 5000 delegates, and and Technology players are finding new 50,000 footfalls for the Conference and ways to rethink their product lines and exhibition. competition. Government of India programs 05 Connecting the Next Billion | Propelling towards $5T economy Foreword accounts, 1.17 billion Aadhaar. On top of this, transfer (mostly from LPG subsidy called combine emerging technologies of social Pahal) has saved the government ` 500 billion media, cloud, analytics, artificial intelligence, (~$8 billion) so far. This is just the tip of the ice- blockchain, robotics and IoT interplaying with berg. Many other schemes such as insurance, the above and various industries - information pension, deleting ration cards, MGNREGS, technology, banking and financial services, etc. are joining the DBT mechanism for better telecommunication, media, entertainment, targeting of beneficiaries. energy, agriculture, retail, waste management, water, manufacturing and others. In addition, Indian economy grew eight-fold in the last 25 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the years to reach $2.4 trillion today and if the United Nations – no poverty, zero hunger, same momentum is maintained, it could be Hemant Joshi quality education, good health, gender $5 trillion by 2025* and a $20 trillion economy equality, clean water and sanitation, clean in the next 25 years. Considering the above, energy, decent work, reduced inequalities, in my opinion, $5 trillion could be reached India is - 640,867 villages, 7935 towns/ sustainable cities, life on land and below much earlier than expected backed by cities, 3.3 million kms of road network, 1.4 water, peace, justice, climate action - offer exponential growth. The vision of Digital India, million schools, 300+ million students, 500+ immense opportunities for the telecom to transform India into a digitally empowered million livestock, 200,000 hospitals, 37000+ industry to create trillions of dollars of value. society and knowledge economy, will be colleges, 789 universities, 210+ million realized at a faster pace. vehicles, 156 million hectare agri-land, 245+ Telecom will enable the interplay of As the fastest growing and second largest million households, 5000+ dams, 330+ GW technologies and industries, is redefining telecom market, India represents a hot of installed power capacity, 155000+ post mobility, work, governance, education, destination for investment. IMC 2017 event offices, over 120,000 bank branches, 36 entertainment, etc. and promote truly provides a global platform and a communication and 8 navigation satellites, geographical, financial and social inclusion. distinct opportunity for both, domestic and 7000+ railway stations, world’s third largest Based on this, the connected devices in India international businesses, to understand railway network comprising 120,000 km are expected to increase from 200 million the potential demand in the Indian telecom, railway route, 1.2 million km optic fibre in 2016 to 2.7 billion devices by 2020. The technology and allied sectors, to enhance network, and much more. Add a virtual telecom offers opportunity to recapture value strategic cooperation and to strengthen layer to the above consisting of India Stack by preventing and reducing leakages in social multilateral relationships between all - presence-less, paperless, cashless and sector spending, supply chain, energy, water, stakeholders. consent, 1.2 billion mobiles, 400+ million bank logistics, etc. For example, the direct benefit *From here to $20 trillion: India’s economic growth strategy | May 2017 | http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/ rVW5NwetwPuItO325fhbjJ/From-here-to-20-trillion-Indias-economic-growth-strategy.html 06 Connecting the Next Billion | Propelling towards $5T economy 1. ICT unleashing Convergence: Vision for 2020 07 Connecting the Next Billion
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