With the objective to facilitate research advisory and policy support in the field of telecom policy, governance and regulation and with a view to contribute to the achievement of the Digital India mission, Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) has partnered with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) for a Telecom Centre of Excellence (CoE) and have named the Centre – InViCT (ICRIER and Vodafone Idea Centre for Telecom).
A MoU to this effect was signed in the national capital recently between Dr. Deepak Mishra, Director & CEO, ICRIER and Mr. P. Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, Vodafone Idea Limited. The CoE 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 sector. InViCT will function as an autonomous research Centre bringing together stakeholders from private sector, academia, and government, building on their joint dynamism and strengths with the best of the talent in the country. Its core research will focus on the broader areas of policies, regulation and practice related to telecom and associated sectors including ICT.
The Centre, based in New Delhi, shall be governed and managed by the Board under the co-chairmanship of the leadership nominees from ICRIER and VIL. The Board includes senior representatives from DoT, TRAI and COAI.