Agencies New Delhi, Oct. 15 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 8th edition of India Mobile Congress during the International Telecommunication Union World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly ITU WTSA 2024 held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi today. WTSA is the governing conference for the standardization work of the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations Agency for Digital Technologies, organized every four years. It is for the first time that the ITU WTSA is being hosted in India and the Asia Pacific. It is a pivotal global event that has brought together more than 3,000 industry leaders, policy makers and tech experts from over 190 countries, representing telecom, digital, and ICT sectors. Chairman of the Reliance JIO INFOCOMM Limited, Shri Akash Ambani, commended Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for his visionary leadership, which has catalyzed India s remarkable digital transformation. He said that in the third term, Shri Modi has positioned the Indian Mobile Congress IMC as a significant platform for innovation and collaboration, driving unprecedented growth in the digital sector. Shri Ambani noted that India has transitioned from a nation struggling with 2G speeds to becoming the world s largest data market.
He emphasized that India s journey from ranking 155th in mobile broadband adoption to its current status demonstrates the power of synergy between government and industry. He further highlighted the inclusion of over 530 million unbanked Indians through initiatives like Jan Dhan accounts, with a significant portion being women. Modi ji s commitment to innovation has ensured that technology reaches every corner of our nation, leaving no one behind, Shri Ambani stated. He proposed leveraging artificial intelligence AI as a transformative tool across various sectors, aiming for a developed India by 2047 and urged for updates to the data center policy to retain Indian data within the country, fostering a robust AI ecosystem.Emphasizing Contd. on page 2
