New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area Office and Innovation Centre. Modi also unveiled the Bharat 6G Vision Document and launched the 6G R&D Test Bed. The prime minister also launched 'Call before u dig' mobile app during the event.
India signed a Host Country Agreement in March 2022 with ITU for the establishment of an area office. The area office in India is also envisaged to have an Innovation Centre embedded in it, making it unique among other area offices of ITU. The area office, fully funded by India, is located on the second floor of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) building at Mehrauli in New Delhi.
"It will serve India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Iran, enhancing coordination among nations and fostering mutually beneficial economic cooperation in the region," a statement said.
Bharat 6G Vision Document is prepared by the Technology Innovation Group on 6G (TIG-6G) that was constituted in November 2021 with members from various ministries/departments, research and development institutions, academia, standardisation bodies, telecom service providers and industry to develop a road map and action plans for 6G in India.
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