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GCCS 2017 to be much bigger than its previous editions
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The Curtain Raiser events to kick-off from 20th
November
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A 36-hour Grand Finale of Global Cyber
Challenge - Peace-a-thon to take place in the GCCS
2017
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A nearly paperless event in which entire chain starting from
pre-registration to travel to hotel booking to meals to session check in will
be done through App and Web
India, for the first time ever, is going to host the Global
Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS), one of the world’s largest
conferences in the field of Cyber Space and related issues, on 23 & 24 November 2017, at Aerocity,
New Delhi. The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra
Modi will inaugurate the mega event, while Smt. Sushma Swaraj, Hon’ble Minister of
External Affairs will deliver the keynote address in the Valedictory function.
Incepted in 2011 in London, second GCCS was held in
2012 in Budapest with focus on relationship between internet
rights and internet security, which was attended by 700 delegates from nearly
60 countries. The third edition of GCCS was held in 2013 in Seoul with
commitment to Open and Secure Cyberspace. The fourth version GCCS 2015 was held
on April 16-17, 2015 in The Hague, Netherlands which saw
participation from 97 countries.
Themed
on Cyber4All: A Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable
Development, this is the fifth edition of GCCS wherein international
leaders, policymakers, industry experts, think tanks and cyber experts will
gather to deliberate on issues and challenges for optimally using cyber
space. The overall goals of GCCS 2017 are to promote the importance of
inclusiveness and human rights in global cyber policy, to defend the status quo
of an open, interoperable and unregimented cyberspace, to create political
commitment for capacity building initiatives to address the digital divide and
assist countries, and to develop security solutions in a balanced fashion that
duly acknowledge the importance of the private sector and technical community.
While
briefing the press, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister for
Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, said, “This is a historic moment
for all of us to host the Fifth edition of the Global Conference of Cyberspace
in India. I believe it is recognition of India’s emerging role as a massive
cyber power, accelerated by the Digital India push, which has acquired
international acknowledgment. The GCCS 2017 is certainly in accord with the
Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision to transform India into a digitally empowered
country. GCCS 2017 will give the world’s cyber community a unique
opportunity to learn from global experience and expert insight, and discover
more about the technology led transformation being engineered in India. As
India is poised to become a US$1 Trillion digital economy and lead the digital
revolution in the world, it is imperative to formulate and put across a robust
cyber space.”
“The
GCCS 2017 is going to be four times bigger than its previous edition in terms
of its magnitude. The last conference held in The Netherlands saw about 1800
delegates, and I am happy to announce that we have over 10000 delegates who
will participate in person. There will also be virtual participation from
over 2800 locations across the world will be connected in an interactive mode.
We have had over 40 Run-up events around the world since March 2017 to precede
the main event that received an unprecedented response from the policy
makers, industry, academia, civil society and think tanks. We look forward to
cooperation and knowledge sharing among countries to implement and replicate
successful initiatives as one of the major expected outcomes of this conference. ”added Shri
Prasad.
GCCS 2017: Key Highlights
· Tens of
thousands of delegates (Both in person and through Webinar/ Video Conference
from around the world). Millions will watch over webcast from 5
Conference locations at the venue
· Representatives
from 124 countries
· 33 Ministerial
delegates from 31 countries already including PM of Sri Lanka
· 2800 locations
to be virtually connected in an interactive mode
· 15
Parallel sessions & 12 Side events
· Participation
of policy makers, industry, academia, civil society and think tanks
· Grand
Finale of worldwide Peace-a-thon Events
The
plenary sessions and other activities during GCCS 2017 have been designed
around the themes of Cyber4Inclusive Growth, Cyber4DigitalInclusion,
Cyber4Security and Cyber4Diplomacy. During various sessions and activities
focused around these themes, GCCS 2017 will bring forth the business,
empowerment and developmental potential of Cyber space for realizing the goals
of sustainable development.
GCCS
2017 in India is going to be the biggest ever cyber event of its kind.
Including about 35 run up events, more than ten thousand delegates from more
than 123 countries are expected to participate in person
· About
7000 in run-up events held by Academia, Civil Society, Industry and Policy
Makers since March, 2017 in India and abroad.
· More
than 1000 in 13 Curtain Raiser Events
· More
than 2000 (about 700 from abroad and 1500 from
India) in 18 Plenary & Parallel Sessions and 12 Side Events
on November 23 and 24
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ministers from various nations dealing with the subject matter of cyber space
(ICT or similar ministries in some countries and Foreign Ministry in others)
have already confirmed. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka also
is expected to come for the inaugural ceremony.
More
than 7000 people have already registered on the website; only 2500 will get
their invites to the conference. Till now, some of
the eminent speakers at the conference who have already
confirmed participation include Ministers from various
countries such as France, Russia, Israel, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Portugal,
Bangladesh and the United Kingdom; Mr. Houlin Zhao (Secretary
General, International Telecommunication Union); Mr. Mukesh Ambani (Chairman,
MD, RIL); Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal (Founder and Chairman,
Bharti Enterprises); Mr. Tarek Kamel (Senior Advisor to
President & SPV, Government And IGO Engagement, ICANN); Ms. Marina
Kalijurand (Chair, Global Commission on Stability of Cyber Space,
Estonia); Mr. David Martinon (Ambassador for Cyber Diplomacy
and the Digital Economy, France); Mr. Uriël "Uri" Rosenthal (Ex-
Foreign Minister, The Netherlands); Mr. LaliteshKatragadda(Founder,
Google Map Maker); Mr. VeniMarkovski (Bulgarian Internet
pioneer, Co-founder and CEO of bol.bg); Ms.
Debjani Ghosh (Former MD, Intel, South Asia); Mr. Saurabh
Srivastava (Founding Member, Indian Angel Network);Mr. Paul Wilson (Director
General, APNIC).
The
list of illustrious speakers from around the world can be viewed at www.gccs2017.in/speaker.
In
a first ever initiative, 800 locations for Video Conference and 2000 locations
are being made available for Live Webinar across the world. Assuming
average participation of about 10 at each location, nearly thirty thousand
persons are expected to participate virtually during live sessions and even ask
questions. This has been made possible using a combination of NIC VC (200
locations) and Learning Management System (2600) locations.
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oldest IITs and IISc are among academic partners of the GCCS. Leading
multinationals, SBI and PNB also are among the sponsors.
In
a first time ever initiative, a world-wide Hackathon and Appathonare being
hosted by top Universities worldwide. 15 winning teams will compete in the
grand finale in Delhi during Curtain Raiser. Prize winners are proposed
to be honoured by the Hon’ble PM.
GCCS 2017 - A Truly Digital One: A web-based Portal and a
unique app have been created to inter-alia include the following so as to have
a less-paper Conference:
· Pre-registration
on the web by the target group
· Work-flow
based verification by Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs
(including IB)
· Approval
and generation of Invitation Letter
· Confirmation
by the applicant and subsequent generation of discount codes for travel and
stay.
· Final
travel programme (including hotel stay)
· Reception
at flights / hotels
· Assignment
of blocks
· Electronic
check-in to sessions
· Chat
among delegates and fixing of appointments for side meetings.
· E-Food
Coupons
· Priority
of questions for checked in users
The
tentative program for GCCS 2017 has been planned on the lines of previous
conferences to ensure uniformity and continuity of GCCS. The detailed program
has also been made available on https://gccs2017.in/.
The conference is planned as a two-day event which will include an inaugural,
plenary sessions, parallel sessions and valedictory session. GCCS 2017’s
structure has tracks with plenary sessions and parallel sessions. These are a
mix of keynote addresses, panel discussions, parallel sessions, along with side
events and curtain raiser events.
Besides
the conference sessions, technical poster exhibition and a digital exhibition
showcasing over 20 exhibitors from government, industry, sponsors etc. will
also be showcased. As a post conference event, we are happy to announce that a
doctoral colloquium co-organized by IIT, to learn about the
standards/methodology and global research practices in e-Governance. We are
also releasing a coffee table book which documents 25 success stories from 5
continents. A Country book with thought leaders visioning the future of Digital
India, and its contribution to a Safe and Peaceful Cyber Space is another
expected output.
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