The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow, alma mater of the tech experts of the Indian Army, celebrated the 46th World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, here on Saturday.
The theme of the function was “Broadband for Sustainable Development”. A debate on the topic, “Can corruption and Red Tapism be addressed by e-Governance Technologies in our society,” was also organized during the celebrations.
Six student officers of the MCTE participated in the debate. Avinash lavania, who has steered many e-governance projects of the Madhya Pradesh Government, and executive director of the MP Public Service Department, moderated the debate.
The function was organised to mark the anniversary of the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
ITU sponsors this day to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. The events at MCTE, an initiative of lt Gen Rajesh Pant, AVSM, VSM, Commandant, are being organised under the aegis of IETE Sub Centre, Mhow.
While addressing the gathering, Brig AK Tandan (Retired), veteran signals officer and technology head in a private telecommunication firm, talked about the “latest Trends in Mobile Communication”.
He further informed the students about the “Impact of e-governance technologies in our society”. later, Rajesh Pant thanked Avinash lavania and presented an IETE memento to him. Major Siddharth Shukla coordinated the celebrations.