Innovation for Inclusive Growth

Growth• Core Infrastructure • Access- Road, Rail, Air..• Power• Employment• Governance• Education• Health• Quality of Life

Telecom Growth• Fast Deployment• Affordable• Less Capital• Mobile Growth and Reach• Rural Penetration• Connected World- Broadband + Internet• Digital Divide- Limited Access to few

Bridging Divide• Govt Investment in unviable areas- NOFN• OFC 5+ Lac Rkm, 250,000 Panchayats,

Tapping Existing Infrastructure• N/W Capacity from District to Block• Access N/W to Villages + Households• Devices–Mobile Hand sets, Tablets, Computers etc

Innovations – Technology• High BW access n/w – Video, Picture, data• Low power consumption- Solar, UPS• User Devices – Mobiles, laptops, tablets,

PCs• Data Center - Cloud• Infrastructure and content Mgt• Affordable and simple

Innovation - Application• Education – Vocational– Regular classes– Structured Content development– Reform process and Involvement

• Health– Tele-medicine– Health Mgt System– Content Development– Reform process

Innovation Application Contd….• Governance– Transparant Access to Public Info– Community portals/ Blogs– Citizen centric services- Mission mode projects– Utilities, Banking

• Entertainment– Television– Movies– Social media

ICT- Fulfilling Billion Dreams • Equitable• Sustainable• Affordable

Thanks

rkbahuguna@railtelindia.com