UK eyes partnership with Digital India at Indian Mobile Congress
The UK’s Department for International Trade is partnering at the first ever Indian Mobile Congress 2017, bringing a strong delegation of 8 UK technology companies.
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) is organising the 3-day conference and exhibition, along with the Government of India’s Department of Telecom and Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The UK is the country partner for the event, which is creating a unique distinctive global platform for the telecommunication and allied industries in India. The UK trade delegation comprises of top names in the British technology, industry along with agile and innovative technology start-ups.
Alexander Evans, Acting British High Commissioner to India, will inaugurate the UK pavilion at the conference that will showcase the UK’s achievements in the technology sphere. He will address the session on ‘Digital India’ sharing the UK’s vision to partner with India.
Dr. Evans said:
The United Kingdom is a global technology powerhouse. Our country is investing £740 million from the National Productivity Investment Fund to ensure Britain remains at the forefront of digital innovation. Our trade delegation demonstrates our technological prowess, including leaders in state-of-the-art wireless connectivity solutions, satellite networks, data intelligence and digital skills platforms. We want to bring our cutting-edge technology and innovation to partner with initiatives like ‘Digital India’ and the smart cities programme.
India is one of the largest technology investors in the UK, and I see an immense opportunity to buttress this two way partnership with both public and private players in India.
Rajan Mathews, Director General of COAI said:
We are delighted to have the UK on board as a partner for Indian Mobile Congress 2017. The event is expected to be the largest of its kind in this part of the world, and the ideal platform for two countries like India and the UK to showcase their potential as partners in the future development of technologies and the consequent overall social and economic advancement. As the world’s second largest telecommunications market, there is much that India can do for the UK in the areas of information and communications technology and vice versa.
Together, India and the UK have the potential to revolutionise many areas including financial technology, cyber security, skill development, as well as the research and development in the sector through innovation. There is a huge opportunity for the enhancing business relationships between our two countries through IMC2017 and we look forward to work alongside the UK for long time to come.
Mischa Dohler, Professor in Wireless Communications at King’s College London is visiting IMC as a part of the British delegation. He is an expert in driving cross-disciplinary research and innovation in technology, sciences and arts, at the conference he will speak about innovation through the ‘Internet of Things’.
Mark Beresford, an international business development and technology specialist with Department for International Trade (DIT) is also a part of the delegation. He will meet Indian technology companies and discuss opportunities for Indian investments in UK. India is the fourth largest investor in the UK, with the technology and telecoms sectors comprise 31% of Indian investment in the UK.
Further information
In November DIT is taking technology delegations from India in the advanced manufacturing, electric automotive, healthcare, life-sciences and creative industries to ‘Think India’ conference in the UK. This would be first ever UK-India business and technology month in the UK where Indian business delegations would be travelling to business hubs in the UK, looking at opportunities to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countries.
UK companies participating at IMC 2017
- Cobham
- Culture Group
- Inmarsat
- Kloudpad
- Kumulos
- SysMech
- Third Space Auto Ltd
- Inspired Mobile
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