Global Dialogue Review

The region's Information Technology (IT) infrastructure is quickly expanding and has been influential in governance and in improving the socio-economic condition of its people. However, as elsewhere, the Internet brings with it both opportunities and challenges. 

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Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya state, Mr. Conrad Sangma, is also president of the National People's Party, succeeding his late father and former Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Mr. PA Sangma. Apart from politics, Mr. Sangma is president of the PA Sangma Foundation for the betterment of education and environment, and he also serves as President of the Meghalaya Cricket Association and Sports Academy.

Cybersecurity is about collaboration and coordination among global, regional and federal organisations, along with Public Private Partnerships. This will not only help us to counter cyber crime but also explore new areas of innovation, digital economy, cybersecurity and cyber-enabled critical and emerging technologies.

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Lt. General (Dr.) Rajesh Pant, PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd.), an internationally recognised Cybersecurity expert, holds the prestigious position of National Cybersecurity Coordinator of India. In this capacity he oversees all activities across multiple sectors to ensure a secure and resilient cyber space within India. A PhD in Information Security metrics, he has headed the Army’s Cyber Training establishment in the Signals Corps, and thrice awarded for distinguished service of the highest order by the President of India.

Preparing for a cyber war is not about defending the physical territory of a nation, but about protecting its Critical Information and Infrastructure, economy, sensitive data, R & D efforts and Intellectual Property Rights, while preventing the loss of lives due to cyber terrorist attacks and above all, protecting the nation's reputation and sovereignty. 

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Mr. Navin Kumar Singh IPS, Director General, National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre, is a senior, reputed police official. His institution is the nodal agency protecting India’s information structure from cyber terrorism to cyber warfare.

Cyber Technology can maximise benefits for both security and defence. It can also persuade nations to forge closer cooperation. In the Indo Pacific region, this cooperation has much potential and opportunity to develop new cyber technologies to overcome threats in this domain. 

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Vice Admiral Professor Dr. Ir. Amarulla Octavian, S.T., M.Sc., DESD., of the Indonesian Navy, is Rector of the Republic of Indonesia Defense University. He holds a Master of Science degree from Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas and a doctorate on military sociology from University of Indonesia. He has been a visiting professor to the Japan National Defense Academy, and the PLA National Defense University.

Cyber power is a value addition to the defence of a nationa. For India, an effective cybersecurity strategy in the Indo Pacific should consider multilateral cooperation.

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Ambassador Ruchi Ghanashyam IFS, a distinguished Indian Diplomat, has been High Commissioner of India to the UK and envoy to the Commonwealth in a career spanning 38 years. She has been High Commissioner to both Ghana and South Africa.

Confidence in the Multilateral system having waned, along with American geostrategic primacy and internal cohesion, nations feel their way in a changing world order. Sometimes they find themselves in unfamiliar constellations. So long as China continues to create a regional pattern of aggression from what otherwise might be bilateral and localised disputes, it will motivate the quest for collaboration and mutual reassurance. 

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Dr. Geoff Heriot, Member of the Council of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, one of Australia's oldest think tanks, is a former foreign correspondent and executive with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), widely travelled in South Asia and the Pacific, and a consultant on media and governance. His senior ABC appointments included Chief of Corporate Planning and Governance, General Manager of Corporate Strategy, and Controller of News and Programmes at the multilingual international service, Radio Australia. He was seconded as adviser to the post-Apartheid board chairperson and the chief executive of the South African Broadcasting Corporation from 1994-96.

Cyber-based production is appealing only if it is more cost effective than conventional production. At the same time, geopolitical conflicts have a bearing on industrial production and cyberspace. 

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Professor Heribert Dieter is Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Visiting Professor of International Political Economy, Zeppelin University, Lake Constance and Adjunct Professor at the University of Potsdam.

In an increasingly borderless world, proactive cooperation in cybersecurity is of utmost importance to defend our shared values and protect our free and open societies. 

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Mr. Peter Rimmele is Resident Representative of Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung Office, India. He represented the German Foreign Ministry in East Timor as Registrar General, Head of Civil Registry and Notary Services (UNTAET), and became later Principal Advisor for Governance Reform for German International Cooperation (GIZ) to the Ministry of Administrative Reform and the Anti-Corruption-Commission of the Republic of Indonesia.

The time to act is now, The least we can do is to prioritise an early, legally binding implementation of norms on which consensus exists, rather than remaining mired in endless and inconclusive deliberations on how international laws apply to cyberspace. 

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Lieutenant General Sunil Srivastava, AVSM, VSM** (Retd.), Director, Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) has commanded a Field Artillery Regiment and an Infantry Brigade on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, and an Infantry Division on the Line of Actual Control in the Northeast. He also served as Senior Faculty for over two years at the National Defence College, New Delhi, and was Commandant, Officers Training Academy, Gaya.

The global presence of a healthy and expanding cyber system is likely to place humans at risk of exploitation and impacts of cyber-attacks will have far-reaching consequences. Collaborative systems are needed to minimise risks. 

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Lt. General Arun Kumar Sahni, PVSM UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd.), Former General Officer Commanding in Chief, South Western Command, and Director General, Indian National Association, Club of Rome, is a highly decorated, scholar–soldier, with 40 years of commissioned service in the Indian Army. He has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card twice. He has been Vice President of Indian Polo Association.

From Microprocessors of the 1970s to the AI of this decade, cyberspace has made massive and noteworthy strides, pervading every aspect of our lives. The corresponding increase in related vulnerabilities should be cause for grave concern. 

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Major General Lav Bikram Chand, VSM, (Retd.), in his 37 years of active service in the Corps of Signals, Indian Army, gained expertise in software development for Integrated Electronic Systems & Communications for Tac C3I systems, managing main frame computer centres, the Pan India Army Static Switched Network (ASCON) and its associated Network Operating Centres, Security Operating Centres and Data Centres. At Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff, he was responsible for Spectrum Management. As Additional Director General, Telecommunications, he oversaw Network Security of Army Data Networks.

In present times, a critical component of sovereignty has emerged in the digital sphere. If the country or state cannot maintain its digital independence, it may lose all components of its sovereignty in the near future. 

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Mr. George Mikaberidze is CEO, JSC Rosinfocominvest, a stateowned agency responsible for Russian IT exports. He was cofounder and CEO of 100AM Corporation, which develops business networking platforms. He has been Vice President for Business Development and Marketing, RBC Media Holding – a leading Russian Business Media Holding which owns TV channel, news portals and other media.

Under Digital Bangladesh, the country's e-governance and m-governance has seen transparency, accountability, and fairness. Bangladesh is ensuring the secured accessibility of information to its citizens. It is developing its human resource, promoting industries, establishing high-tech parks in different geographical areas and boosting start-up ecosystems.

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Mr. Md. Nobir Uddin is a Senior System Analyst, ICT Division, Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Government of Bangladesh.

A strong cybersecurity crisis management plan is not an option anymore; it is a necessity for the corporate world.

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Mr. Ravi Nirgudkar is Managing Director for BAE Systems in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. BAE Systems is a technology and innovation leader, specialising in defense, aerospace and security solutions. Mr. Nirgudkar has 27 years service in international business development and programme management in defense, space, aerospace and international markets. He was previously Raytheon’s Country President for India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. He has served as Programme Director on Protected Satellite Communications Systems responsible for strategy development and evaluation of new growth areas.

Industry 4.0 has opened its doors to hacking threats, making cybersecurity crucial for its safety. Vulnerabilities due to the convergence of IT and OT have become a cybersecurity concern and are a major challenge to Industry 4.0. It is imperative to secure the physical and digital components. 

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Mr. Argha Bose, Head, Cybersecurity, at Tata Advanced Systems Ltd., is focused on, in which he has more than two decades experience in Consulting, Practice and Delivery Management, Presales, Business Development, addressing Indian and global customers on Cybersecurity.

Artificial Intelligence is influencing the way we live, think and work in transformational ways. However, developing a guiding ethic is a key when considering national and global interests. 

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Ambassador AR Ghanashyam, IFS (Retd.) is a distinguished Indian diplomat who had served as India’s Ambassador to Angola and High Commissioner to Nigeria. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, he is an adviser and a commentator on foreign policy and energy issues.

India's latest reforms are expected to herald in an era of diversified and choice-based approach to education, one where students decide the subject, time, location and even the teacher from whom they can learn.

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Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe is Chair of the apex regulatory authority for all technical education in India — the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). He has held key Academic, Research and Administrative positions at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Tata Consulting Engineers, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati and College of Engineering, Pune previously. He has been an architect of reforms in technical education at AICTE, which include mandatory student induction and internship and new funding schemes for supporting students, faculty and institutes.

The metaverse technology is a 3D-Virtual world where students and lecturers or other participants can meet, interact, or socialise via digital avatars in a virtual environment. It is a perfect fusion of physical, augmented and virtual reality. The benefits that the metaverse brings to the higher education industry are endless. 

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Air First Marshal, Dr. IR. Rudy Agus Gemilang Gultom, M.Sc., CEH., CIQaR, is Vice Dean, Defence Technology Faculty, Republic of Indonesia Defence University. He has a Master’s degree in Computer Science, University of Sheffield and is a Doctor of Information Technology, University of Indonesia. His education includes Indonesia Military Academy, Indonesia Air Force Unity of Command School, Indonesia Air Force Command & Staff College, British Council Chevening Scholarship, a Lemhannas RI Scholarship for Doctoral Programme from IHEDN-Ecole Militarie, Cyber Security Course, Paris, and the US National Defense University – Cyber Security for Information Leaders (CSIL) Course. He has been Head of Information and Data Processing Services, National Air Defense Command, Head of Telematics Unit, Bureau of Telematics, National Resilience Institute of the Republic of Indonesia, and Head of Study Programme, Faculty of Defense Technology.

More than 200,000 international students from more than 150 countries are patronising Malaysia as their education centre. Also, institutions in Malaysia have been exporting education to the world market over the last 15 years. 

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Tan Sri Dato Professor Joseph Adaikalam is Founder Chairman of Binary University in Selangor, Malaysia. An educationist, social entrepreneur and philanthropist, he is advisor to the Government of Malaysia under the Entrepreneurship Development Advisory Council and advisor to previous Prime Ministers of Malaysia under the National Economic Advisory Council. He was knighted as a Dato (Sir) in 2007 and Dato Paduka in 2015. In 2017, the King of Malaysia bestowed the title of “Tan Sri” nation’s highest civilian title for his outstanding contributions to the nation.

Formal Learning does not meet the needs and aspirations of the learners or the employers. Lack of access is compounded by a crisis of relevance and poor-quality instruction, which hinders creativity and curiosity. Patterns of student disengagement and dropouts are seen at all levels of education, pointing to intrinsic inadequacies. These collective failures call for a new, shared vision and renewed principles and commitments that can frame and guide our actions in the education space. 

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Mr. Subramanian Ramadorai, CBE was an adviser to the Prime Minister of India in the National Council on Skill Development. He is Chair of the governing board of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and IIT, Guwahati. He was earlier Chief Executive Officer of Tata Consultancy Services, transforming it into one of the world's largest IT companies.

A normal evolution is now endangered by the speed of change. Human beings cannot necessarily cope with speed. But can nature adapt quickly to change?

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Mr. Pierrick Fillon-Ashida, works at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, International Cooperation Affairs, in charge of relations with ASEAN and India. He has been working for more than 25 years within EU Institutions as Head, Science and Technology (S&T) Section at the Delegation of the European Union to Japan. He has also worked at the DirectorateGeneral Enterprise and Industry (DG-ENTR) (ESPRIT programme) in the field of digital libraries and corresponding large repositories bridging the gap between users, tech-providers, and policy makers.
 

The two countries can look at each other for a cooperative relationship between industry and academia to create flexible education systems that really cater to the needs of the economy, and contribute in the end to the individual as well.

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Mr. Mathew Johnston, Minister Counsellor (Education and Research), Australian High Commission in New Delhi, represents the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) in South Asia. He leads government-togovernment engagement in the region to increase international education collaboration on policy development and education regulatory issues and to position Australia as a knowledge partner of choice. Mr. Mathew has served as Education Counsellor in Brazil.

Education must be guided by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure inclusivity, equity, and quality while promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Added to this is Al, taking education to another level and ideally, making the education experience holistic.

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Lt. General Arun Kumar Sahni, PVSM UYSM, SM, VSM (Retd), Former General Officer Commanding in Chief, South Western Command, and Director General, Indian National Association, Club of Rome, is a highly decorated, scholar–soldier, with 40 years of commissioned service in the Indian Army. He has been awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card twice. He has been Vice President of the Indian Polo Association.

Bangladesh's gender gap index is surprisingly low for this small South Asian country. But at the micro family unit, which is considered the primary source of education for children, women's education must come first. 

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Dr. Lailufar Yasmin is Professor at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. An outstanding academic, she has been a Fulbright Scholar in the US, a Chevening Scholar in the UK, and recepient of the Australian International Post-Graduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) among others. She has done her fellowships on peace and conflict issues in the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, and as an Asia Fellow under the Ford Foundation Fellowship at Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS), Hawaii.

Publishers are uniquely positioned to drive progress in quality education - a critical Sustainable Development Goal. With the spread of basic literacy, skills having expanded considerably. Thus, even greater strides must be taken to reach universal education goals. 

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Mr. Pranav Gupta. In his professional standing of 16 years, Pranav Gupta has conquered the feats of establishing his name in the Indian publishing sphere as the Managing Director of Prints Publications Private Limited. His drive for entrepreneurial success stems from the inter-generational legacy that precedes him and has helped him spearhead pioneering initiatives on the global front. Presently, with a fervour for taking the Indian publication to new heights, he is serving as the elected Secretary-General for Indian Reprographic Rights Organisation and the Joint Secretary for The Federation of Indian Publishers. Through his tireless pursuit of expanding the digital footprint of these organisations, a wave of novel and unique events has curated an underlying current of networking opportunities by promoting individual businesses.

Gone are the days of marketing with printed colourful printed brochures. Al's role in marketing is undisputed, as it makes the marketing experience dynamic. 

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Mr. Abhimanyu Raja, Managing Director, Janyu Technologies, Mumbai, India, is an engineer turned entrepreneur, with more than two decades of experience in strategic planning, operations, finance & administration. His company focuses on providing portable robotic and remotely operated solutions and services to improve safety and productivity in non-conducive work environments and in dealing with hazardous applications.