-: Good afternoon, everyone.
My name is Rajiv Gupta.
I'm a managing director and senior partner at BCG,
but the hat I wear today is really being honored
and humbled for being the knowledge partner
for B20 Digital Transformation Task Force.
This is a task force that was brought
under the broader ambit of India's 2023 G20 presidency.
We were successful in bringing leaders
from large businesses, international organizations,
and emerging technology firms to solve the pressing issues
of, you guessed it right, digital transformation.
Through the last eight months, we brought 10 co-chairs
and over 150 members to understand the key challenges,
drive tangible outcomes
through broadly policy recommendations.
Rajesh Gopinathan, former CEO and MD of TCS
and Roshni Nadar, chairperson of HCL,
were the co-chairs who ably guided
and sponsored this initiative.
We have been privileged to be part
of many of these journeys, and what we have realized
is that besides an understanding of technology,
what a successful journey looks like requires collaboration,
shared knowledge, and deep commitment to innovation.
That is where the role of the B20 task force
really comes to bear, it makes this happen.
It brings together visionary leaders, industry experts
and policy makers to be able to collaborate.
It brings together thought partners to share the knowledge
and I discuss the policy makers,
that's where we all come together to sign the commitments
to really make it happen on the ground.
Some of the achievements over the last eight months
is that we've been able to come up with recommendations
that will catalyze connectivity,
promote digital literacy, develop skills,
encourage digital adoption by SMEs,
and most importantly, strengthen
core cross-border cybersecurity.
We will have constructed a digital landscape
that is beneficial to all
and not only beneficial in pure monetary terms,
but also secure and sustainable.
(bright music)