The UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT) is partnering at the first ever Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2017, bringing a strong delegation of eight UK technologies companies and specialists, including Cobham, Culture Group, Inmarsat, Kloudpad, Kumulos, SysMech, Third Space Auto Ltd and Inspired Mobile.
The UK is the country partner with organisers Cellular Operators Association of India(COAI), who are organising the three-day conference and exhibition along with the Government of India’s Department of Telecom and Ministry of Communications Government of India and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
The conference is creating a unique distinctive global platform for the telecommunication and allied industries in India. The UK trade delegation comprises of top names in the British technology industry along with agile and innovative technology start-ups.
Alexander Evans, Acting British High Commissioner to India will inaugurate the UK Pavilion at the conference that will showcase the UK’s achievements in the technology sphere. He will address the session on ‘Digital India’ sharing UK’s vision to partner with India.
Mischa Dohler, Professor in Wireless Communications at King’s College London is visiting IMC as a part of the British delegation. He is an expert in driving cross-disciplinary research and innovation in technology; sciences and arts, at the conference he will speak about innovation through ‘Internet of Things’.
Additionally, Mark Beresford, an international business development and technology specialist with DIT will meet Indian technology companies and discuss opportunities for Indian investments in UK.
India is the fourth largest investor in the UK with the technology and telecoms sectors comprise 31 per cent of Indian investment in the UK.
By Baishakhi Dutta
