Digital India being one of the most important programmes of the Government of India, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) today organized a high-level consultation with the industry leaders from IT and ITeS sector with focus on digital financial services and e-commerce. The consultation was conducted for developing the roadmap for One Trillion Dollar Digital Economy in India.
The meeting was chaired by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, in the presence of Shri P. P. Chaudhary, Hon’ble Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Ms. Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology and Dr. Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
The industry was represented by leading corporate houses and industry associations like Infosys, IBM, Wipro, Google, Microsoft, Mahindra Tech, Intel Corporation, Panasonic India, NIIT, Quickheal, Practo, Hike, Lava International Ltd, Cyient Ltd, IVCA, NPCI, NASSCOM, IAMAI et al.
The industry leaders welcome the present initiative of the government and asserted that an effective partnership between government and the private sector is the key for creating One Trillion $ Digital Economy in India. Better dispute resolution mechanisms for PPP projects, promoting emerging technologies like cloud, big data, GIS, AI etc through industry collaboration, strengthening the legal framework for data security were some of the key areas where government need to take reform measures for implementing the roadmap.
In his opening remarks, Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “India is well set to become US$ 1 Trillion Digital Economy in next 7 years and it rather looks an easy target, however, the challenge would be to reach this target in 3-4 years. I appeal to the industry to join hands with the Government which is firmly believes in openness, supportive and proactive approach. India is committed to take lead in the ongoing digital revolution in the world, and I would appreciate industry’s participation and support in this mission. Through such discussion, we aim to seek contribution and participation of the private sector as we stride forward to make India a truly global Digital economy.”
“The motto of the Government lead by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is to reform, perform and transform. Digital India is enabling technological empowerment that is bridging the gap between haves and have nots. India’s digital story is the story of a low-cost world class technology that is being hailed across the globe. I am very proud of the Indian IT Sector and I strongly believe that IT, ITeS, Ecommerce and financial services sectors will play a vital role to realize our aspirations of becoming a US$1 trillion digital economy. The trinity of JAM (Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile) and Digital Payment (DigiDhan) would also prove to be the biggest drivers of digital economy in the country.” Added Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad also announced that the Government will come out with new electronic and software product policy and a framework for data security and protection policy. Additionally, a GST Cell would be set up in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He further said that there is no threat of job losses in the IT Sector. The Government as well as the industry remain upbeat about the IT Sector, as over 6 lakhs of IT jobs were created in last 3 years.
Speaking on the occasion, Ms Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary, MeitY said that the engagement with industry leaders will show the way forward to the US$1Trillion Digital Economy. “There is no doubt that Digital is going to be the growth engine of our economy. The power of Digital lies in its ability to enable inclusive growth, thus leading transformation of an unprecedented scale.
With Digital India driving the rapid expansion of Digital Economy, target of $ 1 trillion, though ambitious, is achievable. Digital India, thus far, has succeeded in creating a robust platform. However, without the active involvement of industry, the real potential of this platform cannot be realized. I therefore, urge the industry leaders to come forward and wholeheartedly participate in this transformation that is going to unfold in the next few years.” Added Ms. Sundararajan.
The key discussion areas include:
• How to increase the impact of digital on various sectors such as health, education and financial inclusion.
• Accelerating employment opportunities
• Innovations to fast track digitization
• Developing solutions for India and emerging market by exploring public private partnerships
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has identified Digital Payments, Make In India, Start-Up India, Skill India, 100 Smart Cities, 50 Metro Projects and Swachh Bharat to be the key drivers of the Digital Economy.
MeitY also earmarked the following emerging technology areas:
• Data Center/ Cloud
• Shared Economy
• Space technologies/ GIS
• Robotics/ Machine Learning/ Industry 4.0
• Augmented Reality/ Immersive Technologies
• 3-D Printing
• IoT/ Sensors
• Big Data/ Business Analytics/ Data Mining
• Cyber Security/ Blockchain
• Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technologies
• Electric Vehicles
• Drones/ Autonomous Vehicles
• Natural User Interphases (Language/ Touch/ Gestures Enabled)/ Localization of Content
During the meeting, MeitY shared the following projections towards the Trillion Dollar Digital Economy, as envisaged by the Government of India
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Item
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2016-17
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2024-25
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IT/ITeS
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$ 160 Bn
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$ 350 Bn (12-14% CAGR;
source: Nasscom)
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Electronics
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$ 100 Bn
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$ 300 Bn (16-23% CAGR;
source: EY / IESA study)
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Telecom
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$ 80 Bn
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$ 150 Bn (10% CAGR; source: Market Research)
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E-Commerce
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$ 30 Bn
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$ 150 Bn (36% CAGR; source:
TechSci Research)
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Digital Payments
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$ 3 Bn
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$ 50 Bn (Transaction Value; Google / BCG
Study)
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Cyber Secutiry
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$ 18 Bn
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$ 35 Bn (Source: https://www.dsci.in)
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IoT
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$ 6 Bn
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$ 20 Bn (source:
Nasscom)
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Sharing Economy
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$ 1 Bn
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$ 30 Bn
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Digital Skilling
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$ 15 Bn
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$ 30 Bn
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Total
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$
413 Billion
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$
1.115 Trillion
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It was also projected that the Digital Economy will
generate 30 million employment by 2024-25, which is double than the current
scenario. Electronics, Telecom and IT/ITeS sector would be the top three contributors
with 8.9 million, 8.8 million and 6.5 million of jobs respectively, followed by
e-commerce with 6 million, cyber security with 2.5 million, sharing economy
with 2.3 million, CSCs with 2 million and start-ups and IoT with 0.5 million
jobs in each sector. E-commerce is set to grow 19-fold in generating employment,
followed by 500% each in start-ups and IoT sector.
As a way forward, the Ministry of Electronics &
Information Technology has proposed the following:
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Accelerated broadband connectivity to rural
areas
·
Policy Initiatives to create Government /
Private demand in various sectors including Health, Agriculture, Education,
Security, Energy, Smart Cities, Tourism, etc.
o
Model
for pilot implementation in various sectors to demonstrate productivity
gains/quality improvements.
·
Dispute resolution
mechanism for PPP models
·
Promoting Emerging
Technology Areas in collaboration with industry
o
Provide
policy framework for emerging technologies
o
RightSkill
and Skill
o
Incentivize
o
Competency
Building-CoEs
·
Strengthening legal
framework
o
Legal
framework for Data Security
·
Building on
momentum in electronics manufacturing
o
Electronics
Policy v2.0
·
Attracting
investments in Data Centres/Cloud
·
Expand BPO/BPM
industry leveraging Human Resource potential in tier 2-tier 3 cities
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Promoting Software
Product Industry
·
Strengthening Cyber
security
o
Preference
to domestic cyber security products
·
Leveraging crowd
sourcing for innovative solutions
The Government of India has already partnered with the
industry in designing and developing certain services and platforms like MyGov,
Digital Locker, e-Sign, Cloud Services, Government eMarketplace, eNational
Agricultural Market etc.
With
more than 108 crore mobile phone user, 114 crore Aadhaar accounts, around 1
lakh digitally connected gram panchayats and rapidly growing ecosystem for
Digital Payments, India is very well poised to march towards a ‘One Trillion
Dollar Digital Economy’ which will not only create employment opportunities for
the youth, but also will pave way for exciting business avenues in the ICT and
related sector.
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