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Technological Sovereignty in ICT. Valedictory. ICT-Enabled Warfare has arrived. Cyber-weapons have been used. Urgency to be ready. ?. There are roadblocks. Intellectual Property. International Standards. Royalties on IPR/ Anti-Trust.
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Technological Sovereignty in ICT Valedictory
ICT-Enabled Warfare has arrived Cyber-weapons have been used
There are roadblocks Intellectual Property International Standards Royalties on IPR/ Anti-Trust
What is Required for Industry to Invest in New Technologies ? • Entire Ecosystem needs to be developed • Very Significant investments • High Risk environment • High Risk technologies • Absence of long-terms partnerships with Indian Military
Need Involvement of all Stakeholders • Indian Military • Faster, superior solutions • Domestic Industry • Assured Business • Global Industry • 30% Offset • Academia • Interesting research & development • Startups • Exciting areas
Therefore Need to have a Shared Roadmap for Military Technology • Allows Industry to invest for long term • Allows Academia to have directed research • Allows Global players to form appropriate partnerships • Allows startups to propose and develop innovative solutions • Allows military to access solutions in a dependable, sustainable and ultimately cheaper manner
Possible Institutional Mechanism Ministry of Defence ICT Requirements Airforce Army Navy Critical Technologies DRDO Non-Critical Technologies Proposed Autonomous Entity Venture Capitalists Startups Incubation Centres Domestic Conglom-erates Foreign Collaborators Academia Industrial Research Entities Other Ministries
With only Strategy and no tactics will lead to partial success But with only tactics and no strategy is a sure path to failure - Sun Tzu The Art of Warfare ~500 BC
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