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New Delhi: Telecom Minister<\/a> Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a> on Monday said the \"public good\" element in spectrum pricing is now widely recognised, leading to a changed thought process that seeks to strike a balance between maximising revenue and maximising services to the poor. Addressing the CII Partnership Summit 2021, Vaishnaw<\/a> noted that consultation process on spectrum pricing is currently on, and urged the industry to participate in discussions and offer suggestions to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI<\/a>) on the issue.
\"They (TRAI) will come up with a final document, based on which government will take a decision. But the thought process is that we have to make it affordable. That's very, very significant change in thinking and COVID made us realise the importance of telecom...everything went digital,\" Vaishnaw said.
The nation and entire society has today recognised that there is a \"public good\" element in spectrum pricing, Vaishnaw said and recalled that earlier spectrum was seen as a resource which should maximise revenue.
\"Today there is a balance in thought process that between maximising revenue and providing maximising service to the poor...there has to be a balance... somewhere it should be struck. That balance is today in a consultation process in the country,\" he said.
Vaishnaw, who is also the Minister for Electronics and IT as well as Railways, further said Internet brought with it opportunities and challenges, and regulations are focusing on ensuring a secure environment for all users.
\"...internet brings the good things as well as the bad things. How do we face the challenges in a proper way. Lots of thought processes have gone in on regulation and this is in line with the global thinking that social media, big tech<\/a>, internet...the way it is today, affecting our society in the positive as well as the negative way, somewhere the balance has to be brought,\" the minister said.
Listing out various challenges faced by nations across the world, the minister also drew attention to the impact of 'Big Tech' on democracies and societies.
\"...impact of big tech on our democracy, our society, safety, security of our children...It's a major thing, the way Big Tech can change our thinking, Big Tech can affect our decision making, can change our behavioral aspects, can make a fundamental difference in any election. So it is a very major challenge that the entire humanity is facing today,\" Vaishnaw said.
To a question on programme or subsidies that would be needed to transition feature phone users in the country to smartphones, the minister noted that India has taken major strides to boost manufacturing of mobile phones, through policies and initiatives.
\"Today, India is globally the second largest mobile phone manufacturer. With this kind of ecosystem, which has developed over the last 4-5 years, mobile phone costs have come down to less than Rs 10,000, in a significant way. That is an important price point, because that that price point it becomes affordable to the lowest income section in the society,\" the minister said.
More such initiatives are being lined up by the government to boost component and chip manufacturing in India, and to reduce supply chain cost further.
\"With that ecosystem, the cost of smartphones will further reduce and that will bring down the price points further and make it more affordable,\" Vaishnaw said.
On a question about the risk of cyberwarfare amid geo-political tensions, the minister said there has to be an understanding amongst like-minded countries about cyber-threat being a common threat.
\"As a global society, we must make sure that the countries which go and use cyber-threat as a state weapon must be categorically told, that this is not the way in which the humanity has to move forward,\" he said.
India is investing heavily in technology, processes and training to deal with cyber threats, and in recent past has \"very successfully\" thwarted some incidents of cyber threats that were attempted by \"certain sections\".
\"Many serious threats have been successful twarted also,\" he informed.
To whether India would take a lead in setting global standards around data protocols for like-minded nations, Vaishnaw said policymakers, around the world, are grappling with ways to deal with new challenges that have been thrown up by technology and social media.
\"Today, there is a very significant churning going on at the policymakers' levels...when I interact with my counterparts in Europe, in US, Japan, South Korea, Australia...everywhere the ministers responsible for technology are grappling with the same points...are the children safe? Is my data privacy maintained? Can I say that, yes, democracy is safe. Can it not be influenced in such a big way?,\" he said.
Global policymakers are also dealing with issues such as fake new, and other tech-related challenges.
\"...is the society getting more polarized because of everyday connectivity, which we thought would democratise the entire thing and the society would become more harmonised... is it moving in an opposite direction,\" he said adding that these are questions that top leaders and organisations across the world are facing.
\"I think time has come when we should all have a new thought process, a new agreement on this. The way the United Nations came up, the way a new global order emerged in 1940s after the Second World War...a similar attempt is needed at this point. India would participate in this, India would take lead in this and we are very deeply involved in these discussions at every level, within our country and in all international fora,\" Vaishnaw said.
Stressing that India has moved towards an investment-driven recovery, Vaishnaw informed that the Ministry of Railways alone is undertaking capital investment of USD 15 billion and is on track to achieve this target by middle of March 2022.
\"We have already reached 60 per cent of this target,\" Vaishnaw said. Touching upon the country's increased focus on clean energy to tackle the climate change, Vaishnaw informed that the Indian Railways aims to achieve Net Zero by 2030 for which the plans are laid out in the next 2-3 years.
He also added that about 40 gigawatt of renewable energy tenders will be released which would attract high volumes of investment, including from overseas.
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“公共利益”元素在频谱定价现在得到广泛认可:电信部长
“他们(火车)将想出一个最终文档,根据政府将采取一个决定。但我们的思维过程是负担得起的。这是非常,非常显著改变思维和COVID使我们意识到电信的重要性……所有数字,”Vaishnaw说。
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新德里消息:电信部长 Ashwini Vaishnaw周一说,“公共利益”元素在频谱定价得到了广泛的认可,导致思维过程,旨在改变收入最大化之间的平衡和最大化服务穷人。2021年,解决人民合作峰会Vaishnaw指出,协商过程目前频谱定价,并敦促行业参与讨论和提供建议印度电信管理局(火车在这个问题上)。
“他们(火车)将想出一个最终文档,根据政府将采取一个决定。但我们的思维过程是负担得起的。这是非常,非常显著改变思维和COVID使我们意识到电信的重要性……所有数字,”Vaishnaw说。
今天这个国家和整个社会已经意识到,有一个“公共利益”元素在频谱定价,Vaishnaw和回忆说,早些时候频谱资源应该被视为实现收入最大化。
“今天有一个收入最大化之间的平衡的思维过程和为穷人提供最大化服务……必须有一个平衡……的地方应该是。今天的平衡是在咨询过程中,”他说。
Vaishnaw,部长电子以及铁路,进一步说,互联网带来了机遇和挑战,法规是专注于确保为所有用户提供一个安全的环境。
“……互联网带来的好事和坏事。我们如何以适当的方式面临着挑战。大量的思维过程已经在监管,这是符合全球社交媒体认为,大型科技股、互联网…今天,影响我们社会的积极以及消极的方式,地方必须平衡,”部长说。
列出世界各国所面临的各种挑战,部长也提醒人们注意“大科技”的影响在民主国家和社会。
“…大型科技股的影响对我们的民主,我们的社会,安全、保障我们的孩子……这是一个重大的事情,大型技术可以改变我们的思维方式,大型科技股可以影响我们的决策,可以改变我们的行为方面,可以让任何选举的根本区别。所以这是一个非常大的挑战,整个人类面临着今天,”Vaishnaw说。
问题在项目或补贴,需要过渡功能手机用户在中国智能手机,部长指出,印度已经采取了重大进步,提高制造业的手机,通过政策和计划。
“今天,印度是全球第二大手机制造商。这种生态系统,开发了在过去的4 - 5年,手机成本下降了不到10000卢比,意义重大。这是一个重要的价格点,因为这个价格点它变成了负担得起的最低收入部分的社会,”部长说。
更多这样的活动被政府提高排队组件和芯片制造在印度,并进一步降低供应链成本。
“生态系统,智能手机的成本将进一步降低,这将进一步降低价格,使它更便宜,“Vaishnaw说。
在网络战在地缘政治紧张局势的风险问题,部长说,必须对网络威胁的认识志同道合的国家中是常见的一种威胁。
“作为一个全球化的社会,我们必须确保去使用网络威胁的国家作为一个国家的武器必须明确告知,这不是人类的方式前进,”他说。
印度正大力投资于技术,流程和培训来应对网络威胁,最近过去的“非常成功”挫败网络威胁的一些事件未遂的某些部分。
“许多严重威胁twarted也获得成功,”他告诉。
印度是否会采取领导制定全球标准数据协议志同道合的国家,Vaishnaw决策者说,在世界各地,也面临着应对新的挑战,技术和社会媒体。
“今天,有一个非常重要的生产在决策者的水平……当我与我的同行在欧洲,美国,日本,韩国,澳大利亚…到处部长负责技术也面临着相同的点…孩子们是安全的吗?我的数据隐私维护吗?我能说,是的,民主是安全的。不可以在这样一个大的影响?,”他说。
全球政策制定者也如假新处理问题,和其他技术相关的挑战。
“…社会变得越来越极端,因为日常的连接,我们认为会让整个社会将变得更加协调……朝着相反的方向发展,”他说,并补充称,这些问题高层领导和组织正面临着整个世界。
“我认为时机已经到来时,我们都应该有一个新的思维过程,一项新的协议。联合国提出,全球新秩序的方式出现在1940年代,第二次世界大战之后……需要一个类似尝试。印度将参与这个,印度将在这个我们非常深入参与这些讨论在每一个层面上,在我们的国家和所有国际论坛,”Vaishnaw说。
强调印度走向投资复苏,Vaishnaw单独告知,铁道部正在进行资本投资150亿美元,并有望在2022年3月中旬实现这一目标。
“我们已经达到了这个目标的60%,“Vaishnaw说。触摸在该国更加注重解决气候变化、清洁能源Vaishnaw告知印度铁路的目标是到2030年实现零的计划在未来2 - 3年。
他还补充说,大约40瓦的可再生能源将发布招标这将吸引大量的投资,包括来自海外。
CII合作峰会2021年组织与部门行业和内部贸易促进(DPIIT),商务部和工业。
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