‘Future is right here and now:’ PM Narendra Modi inaugurates seventh Edition of India Mobile Congress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the seventh Edition of India Mobile Congress on the Bharat Mandapam conference centre in New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. “The future is here and now,” mentioned the Prime Minister, referring to the quick change in expertise, as he addressed the occasion. India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2023—scheduled from October 27 to 29—is Asia’s largest telecom, media, and expertise discussion board.
PM Modi additionally mentioned that the way forward for expertise, to be led by the nation’s youth, goes to be distinctive. “We gathered here for the rollout of 5G last year as the world looked at us in surprise… India will lead the world in 6G,” he mentioned on the occasion.
The PM additionally mentioned that any space is certain to realize large from the sturdy participation of the youth. “It is this gain that enables the country’s youth to dream big and achieve them,” he mentioned.
He additionally mentioned that Indian startups have performed an vital function lately.
The India Mobile Congress initiative goals to harness the potential of 5G expertise by selling the event of 5G functions tailor-made to India’s distinctive necessities and international calls for.
By encouraging innovation throughout varied sectors, together with schooling, agriculture, healthcare, energy, and transportation, the initiative propels India to the forefront of 5G expertise utilisation.
Moreover, it performs a pivotal function in making ready the nation’s educational and start-up ecosystem for the upcoming 6G period, contributing considerably to the event of indigenous telecom expertise important for nationwide safety.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned the PM’s imaginative and prescient was to democratise expertise.
“It is the vision of PM Modi that technology is democratised and made people-centric, and also paves the way for the development of society. With this vision, PM Modi has transformed the telecom sector,” the Union Minister mentioned.
India Mobile Congress occasion gives a platform to showcase India’s exceptional developments in telecommunications and expertise, making important bulletins and providing start-ups the chance to showcase modern merchandise and options.
With the theme of ‘Global Digital Innovation’, India Mobile Congress 2023 seeks to bolster India’s place as a developer, producer, and exporter of cutting-edge applied sciences, together with 5G, 6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and goals to make important discussions on points associated to the semiconductor trade, inexperienced expertise, and cybersecurity.
This yr, India Mobile Congress has launched a startup program referred to as ‘Aspire’ to facilitate connections between startups, traders, and established companies, selling recent entrepreneurial initiatives and collaborations. The occasion is predicted to host over one lakh contributors from 22 nations, together with roughly 5,000 CEO-level delegates, 230 exhibitors, 400 startups, and varied stakeholders.
With inputs from businesses