IIC Releases Agenda For First India Digital Comms & Media Forum, New Delhi 27-28 August
By Clifford Agugoesi, Editor-in-Chief
The International Institute of Communications(IIC) says it has been consulting its members and working closely with local partners to draft an all-encompassing and thought-provoking agenda for the IIC’s maiden Digital Communications & Media Forum in India, according to a headsup obtained by our reporter from the Director-General at IIC, Ms. Lynn Robinson.
As per IIC DG : “In addition to hearing from the ministries and government agencies that are driving digital transformation across the country, it will also give ample opportunity for the telco, media and tech sectors to share their thoughts on policy and regulatory considerations to support the digital economy.
We look forward to welcoming IIC members and new faces to the India International Centre on 27-28 August.”
Plenary sessions and panel discussions:
* Government keynotes: Enabling the enormous growth opportunity in India
* Industry keynotes: Nurturing a vibrant telco/tech/digital media ecosystem
* Agile rule making for the digital economy: focusing on the Telecommunications Act and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act
*Differentiated content regulation in the 21Century: beyond ‘push and pull’ comparisons
*Enabling the creative economy: fulfilling India’s promise as a leader in, and exporter of, storytelling and digital creative skills
*Connecting the unconnected, enhancing affordability, access to devices and skills in rural areas
*Broadband for all – what role for LEO satellite, D2M, community networks, FWA?
*Commercialisation of alternative infrastructure solutions and new-age network
Workshop style sessions each day:
Public / private partnerships and collaboration to unleash AI tools in an equitable creative economy
In collaboration with the AI Knowledge Consortium (AIKC)
-Assessing baseline AI-adoption across the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics) value-chain
-Balancing innovation and creator remuneration
-Building inclusive cross-sector collaboration vehicles and partnerships for AI skillin
-Future of work in the creative sector
Trust, security and safety online: role of industry and trusted flaggers
In collaboration with the Safer Internet India Coalition
-Contextualising the challenges of online frauds, scams and spam
-Avenues for collaboration between industry, government agencies and civil society
-Exploring technical collaborations between trust and safety teams from industry.
