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  • Indian pavilion at Mipcom 24 in Cannes makes a positive impact

    Indian pavilion at Mipcom 24 in Cannes makes a positive impact

    CANNES: It’s sunny and very warm in Cannes on the French Riviera. But inside the famed Palais des Festivals the Indian pavilion put up by the Service Exports Promotion Council (SEPC) along with the ministry of information &  broadcasting (MIB) and the ministry of commerce & industry  is a hustle-bustle of activity.

    It’s almost 9:30 am in the morning and the clock is counting down the minutes as Prasar Bharti CEO Gaurav Dwivedi, Telangana special chief secretary of the industries & commerce (I&C) and information technology (IT) Jayesh Ranjan, counsel general of India in the Indian consulate in Marsielles Rupjyoti Brahma Karjee,  SEPC chairman Karan Rathore and director general Abhay Sinha are all geared up to inaugurate the pavilion which is the watering hole for many Indians who have come together to attend the  largest and most successful content trading and co-production market globally.

    Once the signal is given the four of them cut the ribbon and cheers go around celebrating India’s largest ever presence and pavilion at Mipcom. Close to 235 Indian delegates from 70 or more companies and independent creative professionals have signed up with RX – the organiser of Mipcom – to boost India’s content trade with the world.

    “We are delighted to build the platform – with the support of the two ministries –  for India’s independent animation and VFX studios, film and TV producers and distribution companies, and media and entertainment service providers at this very vibrant market,” says Sinha. “The MIB’s message is very clear: create in India and make it the content hub of the world. Our role to help achieve that goal and, If possible, crunch the time frame required to get there .”

    It is Dwivedi’s first visit to Mipcom  and he’s quite gung-ho about the opportunities it provides for the pubcaster to get connected with other public broadcasters, expose DD India, the English news channel, which provides an India view on global and Indian developments to the world. Finally, he is also looking at acquiring all genres of content from domestic Indian content owners and international producers and distributors in preparation for DD’s OTT service which is slated to start streaming next month.

    The Indian pavilion is also home to Telangana and Karnataka states. The former is promoting its image tower for the AVGC sector, inviting international companies to come and invest in the state, and to it’s annual gathering of the AVGC confab India Joy.  The latter is promoting Karnataka’s AVGC Centre of Excellence and its annual event Bangalore GAFX.

    55 other companies registered for Mipcom are also using it as a meeting place with their international clients with who they have either distribution, coproduction, or acquisition relationship.

    While the Indian presence is marked by veterans and seasoned animation studio professionals, the youngest exhibitor on the pavilion is 19 year old animation student in Paris Joyce Ahuja who has come armed with all her art work and a small teaser for her animation feature film.  

    “Mipcom is an awesome place and I am glad to have made up  my mind to attend and get feedback on my project so I can make it even more appealing globally,” she says, her eyes gleaming with excitement, despite her aching legs. She has the confidence that her project will attract the right fund providers and partners to help it get off the ground. 

  • Prasar Bharati appoints Gaurav Dwivedi as CEO

    Prasar Bharati appoints Gaurav Dwivedi as CEO

    Mumbai: Prasar Bharati on Monday announced the appointment of Gaurav Dwivedi as chief executive officer (CEO). The appointment will be effective on the date he takes over the office and will last for five years.

    Presently, Dwivedi is in charge of MyGov, the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY). Additionally, he handles the government’s citizen engagement platform.

    “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, read with sub- section (4) of Section 4 and sub-section (2A) of Section 6 of that Act, the president, on the recommendation of the selection committee, is pleased to appoint Gaurav Dwivedi, IAS (CH:95) as the executive member (chief executive officer) in Prasar Bharati with effect from the date he assumes charge of the office, for a term of five years,” the MIB said in a statement.

    “The terms and conditions of his appointment shall be governed by the provisions of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, and the rules made thereunder, as amended from time to time,” the statement added.

    Dwivedi is a Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer from the 1995 batch. He has worked in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh in various capacities.

    He has also taught at the IAS Training Academy, LBSNAA, Mussoorie.

    He has received the prime minister’s award for administrative excellence.

  • Digital innovation: MyGov CEO’s webcast at 11am on Wed

    Digital innovation: MyGov CEO’s webcast at 11am on Wed

    MUMBAI: ‘Let’s Talk Innovation’, a webcast series, has been floated where experts from different fields have been invited to share their experiences and ideas about the use of technology and innovation for building Digital India as a part of Innovate for Digital India Challenge’ (IFDIC) 2.0.

    As part of the webcast series MyGov CEO Gaurav Dwivedi will be joining the webcast live at 11:00 am on 11 January. Dwivedi will share his thoughts on the following:

    The initiatives that MyGov is planning to launch

    The role played by the local innovation ecosystem in realising the Digital India vision

    Factors that are indispensable for the government to achieve a sustainable innovation ecosystem in India

    Opportunities, challenges and the role of IT and citizen’s participation in building smart cities

    Unique examples of how citizen’s participation is helping the government solve crucial challenges

    The IFDI 2.0 challenge is being backed by MyGov – a platform created by the Government of India to promote the active participation of countrymen in governance and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). IFDI- 2.0 is anchored by T-Hub Foundation, which is one of India’s largest Technology Business Incubators (TBI).

    Since the launch of the Digital India initiative by the Central Government, companies, as well as individuals, are undertaking various exercises to empower Indian citizens through technology and bring about innovation. Intel and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have introduced IFDIC to help foster this culture of innovation in India.

    Dwivedi has held important positions in the government. He was the Director of the Department of Information Technology, having served as a Senior Deputy Director in the Indian Administrative Services. Dwivedi has been continuously supporting the Innovate for Digital India Challenge from its inception.

  • Digital innovation: MyGov CEO’s webcast at 11am on Wed

    Digital innovation: MyGov CEO’s webcast at 11am on Wed

    MUMBAI: ‘Let’s Talk Innovation’, a webcast series, has been floated where experts from different fields have been invited to share their experiences and ideas about the use of technology and innovation for building Digital India as a part of Innovate for Digital India Challenge’ (IFDIC) 2.0.

    As part of the webcast series MyGov CEO Gaurav Dwivedi will be joining the webcast live at 11:00 am on 11 January. Dwivedi will share his thoughts on the following:

    The initiatives that MyGov is planning to launch

    The role played by the local innovation ecosystem in realising the Digital India vision

    Factors that are indispensable for the government to achieve a sustainable innovation ecosystem in India

    Opportunities, challenges and the role of IT and citizen’s participation in building smart cities

    Unique examples of how citizen’s participation is helping the government solve crucial challenges

    The IFDI 2.0 challenge is being backed by MyGov – a platform created by the Government of India to promote the active participation of countrymen in governance and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). IFDI- 2.0 is anchored by T-Hub Foundation, which is one of India’s largest Technology Business Incubators (TBI).

    Since the launch of the Digital India initiative by the Central Government, companies, as well as individuals, are undertaking various exercises to empower Indian citizens through technology and bring about innovation. Intel and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) have introduced IFDIC to help foster this culture of innovation in India.

    Dwivedi has held important positions in the government. He was the Director of the Department of Information Technology, having served as a Senior Deputy Director in the Indian Administrative Services. Dwivedi has been continuously supporting the Innovate for Digital India Challenge from its inception.

  • Contest for PMO mobile app launched; winner gets trip to US

    Contest for PMO mobile app launched; winner gets trip to US

    NEW DELHI: A contest has been launched for development of a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).  

     

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his recent address at the 25th foundation day of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) had announced the intention to launch a mobile app for PMO. 

    The Government’s citizen engagement platform MyGov will host this contest in association with Google. The contest will be organized over the next three months in three areas of ideation, wireframe development and app development. The best app will be then presented to the PMO. The team developing the wining app will get a chance to visit the headquarters of Google in the United States. 

    The contest is open for all citizens of India above the age 18 years, who are registered on MyGov (https://mygov.in). Participants can submit their entries on the contest page. Each phase will be assessed by an independent jury constituted by MyGov. 

    Speaking on the launch, Communication & Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said views of the citizens collected through the MyGov and other forum have been incorporated into railway and Union Budgets. 

     

    The need to tackle benami properties and the idea for introduction of sovereign gold bound scheme have come through some suggestions from the people. He said this Government wants to take follow up action on ideas obtained through crowd sourcing and also wants to use social media for public good. 

    Deputy secretary R S Sharma gave an overview of the Digital India programme, whose aim is to first digitally connect all citizens of the government and then digitally empower them in participative process of policy making and being continuously informed of various government initiatives and programmes. 

    MyGov CEO Gaurav Dwivedi charted out the evolution of MyGov, since its launch on 26 July last year and laid out some key features of the newly released MyGov Version 2.0. Google India managing director Rajan Anandan, who is MyGov’s partner in the contest, spoke of Google’s commitment to partner India’s digital drive at multiple levels.

  • Govt to launch Internet Safety Plan in collaboration with Google

    Govt to launch Internet Safety Plan in collaboration with Google

    NEW DELHI: The government is launching an Internet Safety Plan throughout the country. In this regard MyGov held the first round table in the capital in collaboration with Google and Computer Emergency Response Team-India (Cert-In) this week.

     

    The Plan is being launched by the Department of Electronics and Information and Technology in collaboration with Google and Cert-In.

     

    DeitY additional secretary Tapan Ray chaired the round table, which was attended by DeitY joint secretary Dr. Rajendra Kumar, MyGov CEO Gaurav Dwivedi, and representatives from Google India, NCERT, CBSE, Cert-In, the New Media Wing of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, and the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

     

    Ray laid out the vision of the Department in promoting Digital India, which is also to be Safe Digital India and complimented MyGov’s efforts in inviting suggestions from citizens in educating the youth on how to be digitally safe.

     

    As part of the Digital Literacy and Internet Safety Campaign initiated by MyGov, Ray suggested a year round programme to raise awareness of key policy makers on issues of internet safety. The programme would include roundtables, workshops, security cafes, and contests for young adults, policymakers, and NGOs.

     

    Speaking about the initiative, Dwivedi said, “We are happy to partner with Google and Cert-In in the cyber security education and awareness campaign.  The Internet offers many opportunities to explore create and collaborate. We are starting a nationwide campaign sensitizing our youth and policy makers in Mission Safer Internet. Google and Cert-In are our partners in this effort and are committed to keeping our users safe and secure.”

     

    MyGov, in collaboration with all stakeholders, is also expected to issue awareness guidelines soon on various safety measures, which can be followed by government officials, schools, guardians and other vulnerable sections.

     

    Google’s Public Policy India head Chetan Krishnaswamy said, “The Internet has brought a number of incredible things to the world. But it’s also important that it be a safe space for families to explore, learn and enjoy together. To enable this and ensure that families and young people across India are safe, we’re working with CERT- In and MyGov to get the word out about good Internet practices and how to keep users safe online.”

     

    Measures to take Internet safety practices for two specific target groups- government officials, children and young adults were discussed at the round table. Over 650 ideas received from MyGov users on the issue were also presented during the today’s meeting and were debated upon.

     

    As a precursor to the round table, MyGov had announced a poster making contest and online discussion among teens and youth in India to celebrate Internet Safety Week from 10 to 17 February.