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The 5th edition of Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS 2017) will be held in New Delhi, on 23th & 24th November, 2017. There are various Curtain Raiser events being held on 20th & 21st November, 2017, including the one with theme “ESDM Sector in India”.
Speaking on the government’s role in nurturing ESDM sector in India, Shri Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, Joint Secretary, MeitY, said, “This is an opportune time and right occasion to discuss the concern of the electronic industry. He gave an analogy of body and mind to suggest the electronic hardware is the body while software is the mind and there is need to have a healthy body as well as mind to develop and nurture sustainable development of the ICT sector.”
The curtain raiser event “Rising ESDM Sector in India” also saw three launches – Design and Development of NavIC Receiver, Microprocessor Development Programme, and Investment Promotion: Hands-on Programme for Mobile Handset Engineers Phase II. The concerned team/scientists were also felicitated during the launch session.
Shri Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, MeitY, said, “It’s a matter of great pride that GCCS is happening in India which has provided us platform to review what is happening in the ESDM Sector.” With the review of NPE, we are at a watershed moment to make sure we build on this initial momentum and make strong and sturdy roots to achieve the growth trajectory we have envisaged. He also referred about the initiatives taken in Aadhaar, ongoing innovation in microprocessor development and landmark success in conditional access system and unpenetrated opportunity in medical electronics which is still underpenetrated.
Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, emphasized that it is an achievement for India for brining GCCS to India with participants and dignitaries from all over the world. The exponential growth in the mobile handset sector has shown what as a country India can achieve in Electronics. We also need to understand the economics and dynamics of various countries that can complete our ecosystem. He concluded that the growth will be coming from opportunities from various domains such as healthcare, agriculture, etc which gives us room to design, innovate and grow.”
Delivering the concluding remarks, Harish Krishnan, Vice-President, MAIT, said, “We are at the cusp of breakthrough and there is a need for India to ‘Manufacture for the World’ considering the huge world market of 2.4 trillion dollars and cost of manufacturing in India is declining due to Government’s increased focus.”
The session ended with the Panel Discussion on “Electronics – Road Ahead” Moderated by Vinod Sharma, Managing Director, Deki Electronics, with eminent panellists comprising of Shri Sanjay Kumar Rakesh, Joint Secretary, MeitY; Dr Debashish Dutta, Group Coordinator, R&D, MeitY; Ashok Dhawan, Managing Director & VP, Flextronics’s; Kiron Shah, Managing Director, Velankani Group; Hariom Rai, Co-Founder & Director, LAVA; Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic India & South Asia (TBD); and Moderator: Vinod Sharma, Managing Director, Deki Electronics. The discussion between the industry and Government, focussed on what we have achieved and what needs to be done to improve the ESDM sector in the country.
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