Asia State of Internet Inclusion Deepak Maheshwari Director, Government Affairs, India & ASEAN, Symantec 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
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Asia: Political Economy & Society Internet: Mega Trends & Asia Agenda Asia: Political Economy & Society Internet: Mega Trends & Asia Internet Inclusion, And Then Some Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions 15 September 2016, Delhi, India Inclusion in and via Internet: Some Thoughts 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Asia: Political Economy & Society Largest Continent 30% of Earth’s Land Surface Most Populous Continent 60% of Global Population Every Third Person is Either in China or in India Diversity Ahoy! Close to 50 Countries Plains, Mountains, Deserts, Landlocked, Small Islands, … Variations Across Political Structures, Cultures, Religions & Languages Leaders AND Laggards 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Internet: Mega Trends & Asia 60% of Global Population Offline; Even More in Asia Online: China #1, India #2 Offline: India #1, China #2 Digital Divide Across and Within Countries Small Pockets of Excellence Maximum Gender Gap Globally (17%) Concerns on Security & Privacy Beyond Local language (and, text) to local context Emergence of Prosumerism Mobile: First & Foremost Cloud: The Silver Lining? 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions 15 September 2016, Delhi, India http://internetinitiative.ieee.org/events/conferences/internet-inclusion-advancing-solutions-india Focus on South Asia 2 Keynotes Lightning Talks World Café IEEE Whitepaper Roundtable Discussion Road-mapping Session 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Keynote Speaker: US Ambassador to India 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Keynote Speaker: India’s Telecom Secretary 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Lightning Talks 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
World Café 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Inclusion in and via Internet Access to Technology, Policy & Ideas Trust Is Paramount Security & Privacy By Design, even in IoT Inclusive Design, Development & Deployment Users & Non-users; online & offline Multistakeholder, Multi-Pronged, Multimodal Digital Strategy Must Be Broad Social Mobility, Economic Growth & Empowerment Digital Infrastructure May Bridge but cannot replace Physical Infrastructure Gaps Capacity Building Necessary But Insufficient by Itself 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC
Thanks! @dmcorpaffair deepak_maheshwari@symantec.com 5 October 2016 Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions Washington, DC