Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Innovation, inclusivity, sustainability and trust forms the core of India’s guiding principles towards tech governance, said Minister for Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona on March 4.
After meeting top-level CEOs, the minister addressed key sessions and witnessed major tech innovations in one of the world’s largest gatherings for the mobile and telecommunications industry.
Jyotiraditya addressed key sessions on ‘Global Tech Governance: Rising to the Challenge’ and Balancing Innovation & Regulation: Global Perspectives on Telecom Policy’ at the event. He highlighted the success of Aadhaar and BharatNet in serving every citizen of the country.
He also spoke about the four steps towards balancing innovation with regulation such as spectrum management; ensuring market stability; introducing telecom regulation to ease up various processes; and bringing cybersecurity measures for consumer protection.
During the ‘MWC 2025’, Jyotiraditya unveiled the curtains of India Mobile Congress 2025 and inaugurated Bharat Pavilion organised by the Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) with the support of the Department of Telecommunications, which featured 38 Indian telecom equipment manufacturers showcasing their state-of-the-art products.
“As we march towards Atmanirbharta, Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) will play a critical role in fuelling innovation, advancements, and opportunities in the telecom and digital ecosystem,” he said. He also inaugurated VVDN’s indigenously designed and manufactured, AI-based Wi-Fi-7 during his visit to Bharat Pavilion. The visit showcased India’s telecom transformation at Mobile World Congress 2025, with Bharat’s rapid 5G rollout, world’s lowest data tariffs, indigenous 4G/5G stacks and robust cybersecurity measures highlighted at the event.
