Policy and regulatory measures need to facilitate deployment of emerging technologies: Sunil Mittal

Policy and regulatory measures need to facilitate deployment of emerging technologies and innovative business models for affordable digital infrastructure and services, said Sunil Bharti Mittal at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) in New York.

Bharti Enterprises’ chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal who is also honorary chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) co-chaired the World Economic Forum (WEF) second annual ‘Sustainable Development Impact Summit’

While speaking at a session, Mittal shared, “mobilizing investments for SDGs requires unprecedented coordination between public and private institutions. It also requires significant reform to global financial regulation and financial institutions.”

“The global business community has an important role to play in the creation of a financial system aligned with sustainable development. Orienting a complex global financial system towards the SDGs has its challenges, but it can be done,” he added.

Mittal also moderated a session on the topic “The Changing Face of ICT Regulation” at the broadband commission annual meeting where he talked about the need for an agile framework for an innovative digital ecosystem through flexible light-touch, forward looking, transparent policy and regulatory approach.