The government plans to overhaul the regulatory sector to facilitate technology development
New Delhi:
Telecommunications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government aims to overhaul the regulatory structure to allow for technology development and encourage interaction with the industry as partners, not competitors.
Speaking at the opening session of the TDSAT workshop, Mr. Vaishnaw said that the system has entangled everyone and some people have not had strong enough values to create a mess that has plagued the telecom market in the past. past.
“Can we have one governing body for the entire digital world? Those things are happening. We need to really overhaul our entire regulatory system in terms of legal structure, structure, our regulatory architecture, how our government agencies think, how people are trained, how we interact with the industry – not as competitors but as partners. next important thing that we have to do,” Mr. Vaishnaw said.
The Minister of Telecommunications added that at the moment there is not much work to be done but it is necessary to work towards continuing to develop the technology platform and adding more and more startups because this is a market that can create future generations of entrepreneurs.
“We were lagging when it was 2G and 3G. We are trying to catch up with 4G. At least we should run together in 5G but in 6G we should be ahead. Otherwise the aim is one. the country that today is called a Talent Nation. A talented country needs to think in such a way that it is a place to lead, set goals and set direction for the whole world”, the Minister encouraged.
He said that a consortium of 11 organizations including IIT Chennai, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, IISc Bangalore created 4G technology within 14 months at a cost of around $30 million, which is a very small fraction of the cost. to which the dominant players in the telecommunications sector have created the technology.
The minister said 35 Indian telecom companies are currently looking to export their products abroad. He mentioned that most of the important research groups on the future development of 5G and 6G under the International Telecommunication Union are currently being chaired by Indian delegates.
