5 February 2020: Emerging ICT Policies and Regulations

V. Sridhar
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore

Moderator
Rajesh Bansal, Carnegie India

Organised by:
Carnegie India

Abstract:
The convergence of various technologies, ubiquity of the Internet, emergence of app economy, and pervasiveness of social media have caused a paradigm shift in the information and community technology (ICT) industry. This poses several policy and regulatory challenges in the areas of industry structure, market power of firms, pricing of products and services, interconnection of networks, radio spectrum management, intellectual property rights, data privacy and security. In his recent book, Emerging ICT Policies and Regulations: Roadmap to Digital Economies, V. Sridhar provides a comprehensive overview of ICT regulation that integrates its complex technology, economics, and policy dimensions. Join us for a discussion with V. Sridhar on the policy and regulatory challenges posed by the expanding digital economy, based on the book.

Date: February 5, 2020
Time: 10:30 A.M.

Venue:
Conference Room,
Carnegie India,5th Floor,
C5, Edenpark,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi-110016 (India)

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20 December 2019: Climate Change and Development in India

Navroz K Dubash
Centre for Policy Research (CPR)

Chair
Jairam Ramesh, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha

Discussant:
Arunabha Ghosh, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Organised by:
Carnegie India

Abstract:
Globally, the conversation around climate change has grown more urgent. While countries have reached a consensus on the dangers posed rising greenhouse gas levels, they disagree on the actions that need to be taken to reduce the extent global warming. On December 12, 2015, 195 nations entered into the Paris Agreement that set a goal to limit their individual carbon footprints and to restrict the temperature increase to 1.5-degree celsius. As India works toward meeting its commitments under this agreement, it faces development challenges that necessitate integrating climate concerns into development policies.

Date: December 20, 2019
Time: 4:00 P.M.

Venue:
Conference Room,
Carnegie India,5th Floor,
C5, Edenpark,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi-110016 (India)

Note:
Please confirm your participation to Upasana Sharma at upasana.sharma@ceip.org.

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1 May 2019: Partnerships for Developing Cities: Reflections from South Africa and India

Andrew Boraine
Western Cape Economic Development Partnership

Organised by:
Carnegie India

Abstract:
Cities are crucial to India’s socio-economic future. How well we manage urbanization, focusing on improving quality of life, economic productivity and the quality of democracy, will dictate how the country grows over the next few decades. There is growing recognition of the fact that the government alone will not be able to fix India’s cities. The kind of systems thinking required to address India’s urban challenges, along with available human and financial capital within governments alone, will not quite cut it. A coalition approach with government, academia, civil society, business and philanthropy appears to be a better way forward.

Several such global examples of partnerships aligned with local leadership are already emerging. It is now being called "New Localism." This is systems thinking in practice, across stakeholder groups, across silos or sectors, based on a realization that 21st century development problems require multi-disciplinary thinking and multi-stakeholder action. We need to envision partnerships that will work for India’s cities. We therefore intend to convene consultations to brainstorm on whether and how such partnerships can be made feasible in India.

To begin with, we envisage this as a consultation exercise where key stakeholders from government, academia, civil society, businesses, foundations and international agencies come together and spend some time trying to find answers to questions around the need for and on forging such partnerships, including mechanisms to institutionalize their creation as a process for problem solving.

The purpose of this particular convening is to learn from South Africa’s experience in governing cities and reflecting on any lessons for India.

Date: May 1, 2019
Time: 4:00 P.M.

Venue:
Conference Room,
Carnegie India,5th Floor,
C5, Edenpark,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi-110016 (India)

Note:
Please confirm your participation to Sharanya Rajiv at srajiv@ceip.org

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28 February 2019: Roundtable discussion: China’s Economic Reforms: What is Xi’s Gameplan?

Evan Feigenbaum
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Organised by:
Carnegie India

Moderator:
Rudra Chaudhuri, Carnegie India

Abstract:
In 2011 and 2013, China made commitments to market reforms. However, since then there has been considerable debate over the extent to which these reforms have been successfully implemented. As talk of letting the market play a greater role in the economy grows, what role do Chinese state-backed institutions play in the Chinese economy? What is the greatest reform challenge that China faces? How will Chinese market reforms impact the global economy?

Feigenbaum’s remarks, and the subsequent discussion, will examine the key challenges that lie ahead as China seeks to undertake economic reforms. The roundtable will also explore related economic and geopolitical concerns, including Chinese industrial policies and the impact of emerging technology.

Date: February 28, 2019
Time: 01:30 P.M. to 03:00 P.M.

Venue:
Conference Room,5th Floor,
Carnegie India,
C5, Edenpark,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi-110016 (India)

Note:
Please note that this private roundtable discussion will be held according to Chatham House rules.

Please confirm your participation to Shreyas Shende at shreyas.shende@ceip.org.

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14 February 2019: India's Municipal Finance Systems: Current Issues

Matthew Glasser
Centre for Urban Law and Finance, Africa

Moderator:
Anirudh Burman, Carnegie India

Organised by:
Carnegie India

Date: February 14, 2019
Time: 03:00 P.M. to 05:00 P.M.

Venue:
Conference Room,
Carnegie India,
5th Floor, C5, Edenpark,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi-110016 (India)

Note:
Please note that this private roundtable discussion will be held according to Chatham House rules.
Please confirm your participation to Sharanya Rajiv at srajiv@ceip.org.

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