NICF & IIT MADRAS ORGANIZES CAPACITY BUILDING & SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

Objective is to equip small entrepreneurs in telecom sector with latest technological developments & empower them with management and skill development inputs to become leaders in 'Digital India' Program

National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) are organizing a two-day Capacity Building and Skill Development Programme for Small Licensees on 7th and 8th July 2022. The objective is to equip small entrepreneurs in telecom sector with latest technological developments and empower them with the management and skill development inputs to enable them to be the leaders in 'Digital India' program of the Government. This zonal capacity-building programme has been organised by NICF in partnership with IIT Madras and with the participation of officers of DoT, NTIPRIT, ISRO, NSSC, CGCA, CCAs, LSAs and IIT students besides the licensees in categories UL ISP 'A', 'B', 'C'; UL VNO 'A', 'B', 'C', and Access B; ISP IT, etc. from Service Areas of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh and ISP Association of India.

The program started with welcome address by Mr. Manish Kumar Gupta, Director NICF. Addressing the Inaugural Session, Mr. Rajaraman, Chairman (Digital Communications Commission) and Secretary (Telecom), Department of Telecommunications, Government of India, said,"Today, we have the National Digital Communication Policy, which calls for 'Broadband for All' goal. The idea is that every citizen has a right to a broadband connection. Equitable access to information demands that everyone has access to the Internet.