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India Mobile Congress 2024
Context:
Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia releases ‘The Future is Now’ as the theme for India Mobile Congress(IMC) 2024,which will be held in October 2024 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
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About IMC 2024:
- Organisers: Co-hosted by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI).
- IMC 2024 will serve as a perfect platform to showcase innovative solutions, services, and state-of-the-art use cases in the technology ecosystem.
- The initiative will provide innovative tech solutions in a wide range of domains in the sector, ranging from 5G, 6G, AI, cybersecurity, and IoT to healthcare, semiconductors, and more.
- Technological Leadership:India aims to lead the world in 6G technology, transitioning from following in 4G to marching with the world in 5G.
- Aim to enable one-to-one meetings & interactions with potential investors, angels, incubators, and VC funds.
- The honourable minister launched the Indian Mobile Congress 2024 application and Website, a unique interactive App for registration.
- Concurrent Events:
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- World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA 2024): October 14-24, 2024.
- Global Standards Symposium (GSS 2024): Concurrent with WTSA 2024 at, Bharat Mandapam,New Delhi.
International Telecommunication Union(ITU)
- It is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs).
- The Organization is made up of a membership of 193 Member States.
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
- Established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Union
- Functions: Allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits,develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies connect seamlessly.
- India has been an active member of the ITU since 1869.
- It conducts the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) every four years to plan its standardisation programme.
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