Deepak MaheshwariDirector – Corporate AffairsMicrosoft India
Roles of Government
Industry Landscape: Era of Open Innovation
Roles of Government
Hot Issues
Policy Issues – Enabling Choice
Best Practice Examples
Government as Policy Maker:Encourage and enable innovation and competitionProtect citizens & promote public welfareDevelop local industryMaximize local economic benefitsAddress Market FailuresGlobal citizen – respect for trade regs; key public welfare initiatives (child protection, digital inclusion)
Government as CustomerMaximize its buying power; do more with lessProvide effective and efficient servicesAvoid vendor lock-inBackward compatibility, future expandabilitySecurity, reliability, interoperabilityInnovation, competition, CHOICE
Open Innovation: A Shift In Innovation Paradigms From Closed To Open(from Henry Chesbrough’s “Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting From Technology”)No single company has the answers. Companies are working together to
meet the needs of customers.
Closed Innovation
Source: Ocean Tomo
U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY is valued at $5.5 trillion, equal to 47% of its GDP and greater than the GDP of any other nation
Companies increasingly using government intervention as a way to compete
procurement preferences for Open Source Software
Technology mandatesStandards as the only way to accomplish interopExclusively selecting one standard
Dilution of IP in the name of interoperability
Understand the technical landscape and market place
State of the artDynamic nature of hi-techBusiness modelsNot an “either, or” but rather an “and”
Focus on core competenciesIdentify key policy objectives
Innovation, competition, choiceConsumer protectionAddressing market failure
Respect rule of law
• Unified Access Service License • GSM• CDMA as an additional choice• Technology Neutral since 2003
• No specific mandate for any standard for VoIP (earlier H.323 & SIP were the only choices, albeit duality)
• Proposed change from ‘Digital Signature’ to ‘Electronic Signature’ in IT Act amendments
• UN: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
• US Federal: Office of Management and Budget
• US States: Mass., CA, NY• EU Directive on Public Procurement Law
(Article 23)• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation:
Technology Choice Principles• South Africa, Malaysia, Slovenia, Canada,
New Zealand, Peru, UK• International Chamber of Commerce• Business Software Alliance (BSA)
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