The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is organizing a 3-day meeting called the G20 Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) from Monday. The first day will have side-events which will focus on digital connectivity. The second and third day will have discussions on ‘Digital Public Infrastructure’, ‘Cybersecurity’ and ‘Digital Skilling’. Delegates will visit the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad to learn about India’s expertise in emerging digital and telecom technologies. A workshop titled ‘Multi-stakeholder consultation for mutual recognition of digital skills’ will also be held on Tuesday. Additionally, the ‘Stay Safe Online (SSO)’ campaign and ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA)’ have been launched under Indian Presidency to engage with common people, especially youths and entrepreneurs in G20 Member States. So far, under the ‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign, 1,58,000+ persons have participated in the national level cyber quizzes, and under DIA, 1600+ startups have applied for the contest.
The inaugural address will be delivered by Union Minister of State for Communication Devusinh Chauhan and Union Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment A Narayanaswamy. The first day will begin with three-panel discussions on the thematic areas of: ‘High-speed mobile broadband and its impacts on lives, society and industry’, ‘Digital inclusion: Connecting the unconnected’, and ‘Sustainable, green digital infrastructure: Challenges and opportunities’. Global experts will share their experience in emerging & telecom technologies and on technology-led inclusive development.
India’s technology and innovative prowess in how its policies have enabled it to reach the last mile of mobile connectivity will be shared at the event.
