Vodafone Idea signed a MoU with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) to create a Telecom Centre of Excellence (CoE).
The CoE has been named as - InViCT (ICRIER and Vodafone Idea Centre for Telecom).
The objective of this Telecom Centre of Excellence will be to:
1.Facilitate research advisory and policy support in the field of “telecom policy, governance and regulation
2.Contribute to the achievement of the Digital India mission
As India takes a leap into the 5G era, there is need to enhance the talent pool, create an environment of technology innovation, secure and manage the national information infrastructure and ensure economic upliftment through increased connectivity.
• InViCT will bring together stakeholders from the government, academia and industry on a common platform to facilitate the development of a coordinated policy response to emerging technology and business trends for India’s telecom.