1. Innovation & Standardization Policy Management
ITU Workshop on
“ICT Innovations in Emerging Countries”
(New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013)
Innovation & Standardization Policy Management
Dr Rekha Jain
Executive Chair
IIMA Idea Telecom Centre of Excellence (IITCOE)
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
India

2. Innovation Policies
Innovation policies and standardization policies are often independent.
What are the steps for converging the two?
While some support for innovation, little support for standardization.
How to bridge this gap? What role of emerging economies?

3. Key Aspects of the ICT Ecosystem
Core (ICT)
Handset/devices
Network
Applications, Content and Platforms
System Software
Domain Specific Competencies
Role of Adjacent Industries (healthcare, education, payment systems, transportation)

4. Developing an Innovation Ecosystem
Role of Standardization
Increasing need for interoperability
Role of Emerging Economies:
EU ICT for Health standardization (EU cross border data and info exchange, ageing population, disease profile in emerging economies, need to interface citizen data with benefits) 4

5. Developing an Innovation Ecosystem (Contd..)
Standards Development Organizations
Core (ICT)
Handset/devices
Network
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013

6. What has been done so far in India? Innovation
Telecom Fund (Telecom Entrepreneurship R&D and Manufacturing Promotion Fund – Rs Cr)
Telecom Entrepreneurship Promotion Fund (TEPF) – (Rs 2,500 Cr)
Telecom Research Development Fund (TRDF) - (Rs 5,000 Cr)
Telecom Manufacturing Promotion Fund (TMP) - (Rs 10,000 Cr)

7. Telecom Manufacturing Promotion Fund (TMP)
Startup/Risk Financing
Setting up incubation centers and product labs
Co-invest with VCs
Public venture fund
Strengthen telecom entrepreneurship capability
Telecom Manufacturing Promotion Fund (TMP)
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013

8. Telecom Entrepreneurship Promotion Fund (TEPF)
R&D and Product development funding
Creation of IPR and patents
Grant & Soft Loans
Common testing and standardization
Telecom Entrepreneurship Promotion Fund (TEPF)
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013

9. Telecom Research Development Fund (TRDF)
Low interest; long-term funding for Indian products
Subsidies/incentives for commercialization of Indian products
Telecom Research Development Fund (TRDF)
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013

10. What has been done so far in India? Innovation (Contd..)
Emphasis on entire life cycle
Strengthen incubators
Access to Product Labs
Support Creation of IPR and patents and standardization
Provide training on different standards in the core and adjacent fields
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013

11. What has been done so far in India? Standardization
Attempts at creating a Development Standards Organization of India to promote India-specific requirements.
Standardize solutions for meeting these requirements and contribute these to international standards.
Contribute to global standardization
Maintain the technical standards and other deliverables
Safe-guard the related IPR
Provide leadership to the developing countries (such as in South Asia, South East Asia, Africa, Middle East, etc.) in terms of their telecommunications-related standardization needs.

12. What has been done so far in India? Standardization (Contd..)
WGs reflect the need for standards in emerging areas
Some are specific to India, could later become relevant to other countries (TD-LTE fallover to 3G, GSM is unique to India), Identity management over mobiles
SIG on VAS and Policies
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013

13. Assessment Initial stage
Interest in setting up DOSTI from the industry, academia
For the SIG, joint working groups with key user groups (health, agriculture, education) need to be formed
What kind of structures to be formed?
Work with sector specific agencies

14. Roadmap and Recommendations
The need to set up coordination and harmonization mechanisms (across ICT and adjacent domains)
Enhancing capability for standards development
Supporting standards development in adjacent domain (for telecom based organizations)
Creating awareness about the current state and future

15. Thank you
New Delhi, India, 14 March 2013