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Kathmandu / The two-day “Huawei Digital Nepal Conclave 2022” in Association with InfoDevelopers and Connected by Ncell have been successfully concluded. The two conclave was organized with the goal of assisting Nepal's digital transformation. The event was attended by 60 speakers from five countries associated with the ICT sector and presented dialogue sessions on 10 different topics and 17 working papers. The first talk on 'Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity' was held at the event. Binay Bohra, MD of Vianet Communications, presented a paper titled "Digital Infrastructure and Connectivity: Assessing the Current State of Digital Nepal" during the discussion session. The panel included Sanjeev Raj Bhandari, CEO of Mercantile Communications, Andy Chong, CEO of Ncell, Sudip Acharya, CEO of DishHome Fibernet, and Surendra Lal Hada, Director of Nepal Telecommunication Authority. The speakers in the dialogue session discussed the ICT sector's infrastructure development, as well as the lack of coordination among agencies in terms of sharing and policy issues. They also expressed dissatisfaction with the high cost of doing business in rural areas, as well as the lack of incentives. It was suggested that infrastructure development and expansion be accelerated by prioritizing connectivity with high-quality infrastructure during the discussion session. They also suggested that costs be reduced by offering different incentives to companies that relocate to rural areas. Dr. Suresh Pokhrel, the IT director of the Presidential Business School, presented a working paper on 'Digital Skills, Talent Pool, and Digital Workforce for Digital Nepal' during the second dialogue session. In the working paper, it was discovered that there was a mismatch in terms of number and capacity between the manpower produced by educational institutions and the demand of industry. It was also mentioned that the problem has gotten worse as a result of the digital divide, which has resulted in a disparity in opportunities. The working paper also suggested that the government, ICT companies, and universities could collaborate to create a talent pool to address the skilled labor shortage and create a more balanced workforce environment by improving outsourcing policy arrangements. Likewise, three working papers by Sajana Maharjan Amatya, Program Director of Data for Development and Asia Foundation, Prasanna Dhungel, CEO of GrowByData, and Selina Dangol, IT Director at the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, were presented during the third dialogue, 'Data Gaps: Bringing the Data Into the Center Stage.' The dialogue included former Director General of the Department of Information Technology Birendra Kumar Mishra and former Finance Minister Surendra Pandey. The main problem in Nepal, according to the speakers at the dialogue session, is a lack of data framework and data quality. Lack of data literacy, according to speakers, is posing a threat to data security and privacy. According to the speakers, the goal of data export should be to turn the country into a data drive. Similarly, a discussion on 'Foundation for the Digital Economy and Investment Opportunity' was held during the fourth dialogue session. Sushil Bhatt, CEO of Nepal Investment Board, Bidhyabaridhi Sigdel, CEO of Dolma Impact Fund, Sanjay Golchha, MD of CEO Neoteric Nepal, Siddhant Raj Pandey, CEO of Business Oxygen and Karvika Thapa, CEO of Kimbu Tech were all in attendance at the session. The private sector could not be attracted, according to the speakers, because the government could not lead investment in the ICT sector. They also claimed that foreign investment could not be attracted because there was a lack of reliable data on the ICT sector's productivity. The fifth dialogue on 'Emerging Tech and Innovation for Digital Transformation' was held on the second day of the Conclave. Speakers at the dialogue said that, despite the fact that the emerging technology-oriented economy has a strong domestic workforce, there is a sustainability issue due to intellectual exodus. The government, according to the speakers at the dialogue, needs to create a framework with a long-term plan to keep skilled manpower in emerging technologies. Dr. Suresh Manandhar, AI Faculty President of Madan Bhandari University of Science and Technology Development Board, Ncell's CTEO Adil Israr, AI researcher Dr. Dovan Rai, Binay Raut, CEO of Paaila Technology, and Dean of Kathmandu University School of Engineering Prof. Dr. Manish Pokharel were in attendance during the discussion session. Also, Ken Ehrhart, the Founder and CEO of Paracoma Inc, presented a paper titled "The Emerging Technology Landscape and Digital Nepal" at the session. Likewise, the sixth dialogue session was held on the topic of "Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship and Champions for Digital Nepal." Dr. Ram Kumar Phuyal, member of the National Planning Commission, Manoj Ghimire, CEO and Co-Founder of Rara Labs, Sixit Bhatta, CEO and Co-Founder of Tootle and Mallika Bhattarai, COO of Nepal PayTime, were all present at the session. Despite the growth of digital entrepreneurship, the speakers in the session stated that competitiveness has not increased. According to them, new startups tend to follow larger companies rather than innovations. They also advocated for the market to concentrate on creating its own market by raising prices. The speakers also suggested that the government's policy on technology entrepreneurship and innovation should work together. They believes that problems should be identified and solved through research and development in the field of startups. Discussions on 'Strengthening Trust Security and Privacy Regime for Digital Ecosystem' were held during the 7th Dialogue Session. The session was attended by Anil Kumar Dutta, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Prof. Dr. Subarna Shakya, Director, IT Innovation Center, Tribhuvan University, Vishal Mani Upadhyay, CIO of Ncell, Prabin Subedi, Advocate, Paramount Legal Advisory Services, and Narendra Mainali, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of NIC Asia Bank. Narayan Koirala, MD of Eminence Ways, presented the working paper at the session. Speakers said that unless data security and confidentiality are guaranteed, trust in the digital world will not be established, and digital transformation will not be possible. Although the Personal Privacy Protection Act contains some provisions, the speakers warned that because information is scattered, it could be misused. To avoid such risks, the speakers suggested that the National Cyber Security Act be implemented quickly. As the Conclave's eighth dialogue, the speakers discussed the topic of "Digital Finnovation and Beyond for Digital Society." Guruprasad Poudel, Executive Director of Rashtra Bank's Payment Services Department, Nilesh Man Singh, CEO of NCHL, Nora Asha Gurung, Product Director of Machnet Technologies Inc., and Subhash Sapkota, CEO of eSewa attended the discussion session. NCHL CEO Nilesh Man Singh and Nabil Bank Limited CEO Anil Keshari Shah presented working papers on the state and development of the financial technology sector during the session. According to the speakers, changing one's mindset is more difficult than developing technology in the field of finance technology. They also suggested that because so many digital payments are made outside of the formal system, they should be included. The speakers stated that finnovation should be linked to digital commerce, and that policies and laws should be updated in tandem with innovation. Three working papers on 'Unleashing the Potentials for Building Digital Dealership to Strengthen Governance' were presented during the program's ninth dialogue session. Nagesh Badu, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration's IT and eGovernance Specialist, Vivek Samsher Rana, Digital Enterprise Architect, and Anil Kumar Dutta, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Communications, presented the working paper. According to the speakers, digital services can only be effective if leaders are technically prepared and human and financial resources are managed effectively. They claimed that, while Nepal is moving toward digital transformation, it has only reached the stage of digital interaction and business and has not yet reached the stage of transformation. They also claimed that the government's digital working system was duplicative and that uniformity in standards was required. On the basis of cost service and implementation, they suggested that there should be conceptual clarity in digitization. Finally, the program's final dialogue session focused on 'Paving Ways for Digital Transformation in Nepal: Key Action Points.' Arjun Prasad Pokhrel, Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies; Kewal Prasad Bhandari, Member Secretary of National Planning Commission; Baikuntha Prasad Aryal, Joint Secretary of Ministry of Education Science and Technology Communications, Dipesh Bista, IT Advisor to the Prime Minister; and Vishnu Kumar Agrawal, President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) were present at the session. The session's participants emphasized the importance of collaboration in the transformation of Digital Nepal. They stated that the government and the private sector could not achieve digital transformation on their own, and that all parties needed to work together. Speakers from the private and public sectors agreed that there is a lot of potential for the IT industry to grow if IT parks can be built quickly and tax incentives for IT companies can be arranged, similar to what is done in India. They also expressed gratitude to the government for lowering the Rs 50 million minimum foreign direct investment cap, and stated that there should be no investment threshold for the IT sector.
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काठमाडौं । नेपालको आर्थिक सम्वृद्धिका लागि सूचना प्रविधिको विकासमा लगानी बढाउनुको विकल्प नभएको सरोकारवालाहरुले बताएका छन् । आईसिटी फाउण्डेसन नेपालले शनिबार आयोजना गरेको डिजिटल नेपाल कन्क्लेभ २०२२ को विभिन्न सत्रहरुमा बोल्दै उनीहरुले सूचना प्रविधि क्षेत्रमा पर्याप्त अवसर भएपनि अहिलेसम्म लगानी भने कम रहेको बताएका हुन । लगानीको सम्भावना र अवसर भएपनि सरकार र निजी क्षेत्रबाट यसमा हालसम्म कमै लगानी भएकोले दुवै क्षेत्रले समन्वय र सहकार्य गर्नुपर्ने उनीहरुले बताए । आजको शताब्दी सूचना प्रविधिको शताब्दी भएकोले यसमा लगानी नबढाएर देशको समृद्धि हुन नसक्ने उनीहरुको तर्क थियो । कार्यक्रममा दिइएको जानकारी अनुसार, नेपालमा सूचना प्रविधिको क्षेत्रमा वैदेशिक लगानीमा पनि अत्यन्तै कम मात्रै भित्रिएको छ । अहिलेसम्म पाँच हजारभन्दा धेरै कम्पनीले नेपालमा लगानीको प्रतिवद्धता देखाएपनि अहिलेसम्म सूचना प्रविधि क्षेत्रमा २११ वटा कम्पनीले सूचना प्रविधि सम्बन्धित क्षेत्रमा लगानी आएको छ । वैदेशिक लगानी भित्रिएको मध्ये २.१ प्रतिशत मात्रै सूचना प्रविधिक्षेत्रमा लगानी आएको र रोजगारी, उत्पादन, लगानी र जनशक्ति उत्पादनको हिसाबले यस क्षेत्रमा नेपालको अवस्था अझ धेरै कमजोर छ । लगानी बोर्डका प्रमुख कार्यकारी अधिकृत सुशिल भट्टले सूचना प्रविधि क्षेत्रमा राम्रो अवसर भएकाले विदेशी तथा स्वदेशी लगानीकर्ता भित्राउन पहलकदमी भइरहेको बताउनुभयो । ‘नेपालमा सूचना प्रविधि क्षेत्रमा लगानी भित्राउनको लागि हामीले पहलकदमी गरिरहेका छौं,’ उहाँले भन्नुभयो ‘अबको भविष्य नै आइटी क्षेत्र भएकाले सबै मिलेर अघि बढ्नुपर्ने बेला भइसकेको छ ।’ बोर्डका प्रमुख कार्यकारी अधिकृत भट्ट सूचना प्रविधिको मात्रै विकास नगरेर अन्य पूर्वाधार पनि सँगसँगै अघि बढाउनुपर्नेमा जोड दिंदै नेपालमा ठूला सूचना प्रविधिमा लगानी ल्याउनका लगानी बोर्डले सहयोग, सहजीकरण, समन्वय र सहकार्य गर्ने बताउनुभयो । पूर्वअर्थमन्त्री सुरेन्द्र पाण्डेले अबको जमना सूचना प्रविधिको भएको बताउँदै आइटीफिसियल इन्टेलिजेन्सको विकासमा ध्यान दिनुपर्ने बताउनुभयो । ‘२१ औं शताब्दी डेटा क्यापिटलिज्म, इकोनोमीको नयाँ भेन्यु बन्छ, यसलाई प्रयोग गरेर अगाडी बढ्नपर्छ ,’ उहाँले भन्नुभयो ‘डेटाको प्रविधिसँग मात्र होइन, यो अर्थतन्त्रको एउटा भेन्यु हो । देशको लागि आम्दानीको स्रोत नै बन्न सक्छ ।’ यसैगरी डिजिटल पूर्वाधार तथा कनेक्टिभिटी निर्माणमा नेपालको कानुनी, नीतिगत र भौतिक जटिलताकाले चुनौती थपेको भायनेट कम्युनिकेसन्सका एमडी बिनय बोहराले बताउनुभयो । डिजिटल इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर एण्ड कनेक्टिभिटी विषय सत्रमा बोल्दै वक्ताहरुले पछिल्लो समय डिजिटल पूर्वाधारमा निजी तथा सार्वजनिक क्षेत्रहरुको लगानी बढेर ठूलो सहयोग पुगेको बताएका छन् । उक्त सत्रमा मर्कनटाइल कम्युनिकेसनका एमडी सन्जिव राज भण्डारी, एनसेलका सीईओ एण्डी चोङ, डिशहोम फाइबरनेटका एमडी सुदिप आचार्य र नेपाल दूरसञ्चार प्राधिकरणका निर्देशक सुरेन्द्रलाल हाडा उपस्थित थिए । राजधानीको सोल्टी होटलमा आयोजना भएको कार्यक्रमको पहिलो दिन तीन विषयमा छलफल सत्र र नौ विषयमा कार्यपत्रहरु प्रस्तुत गरिएको थियो । इन्फोडेभलपर्सका सीईओ उमेश रघुबंशीले ‘आईटी इन्डस्ट्री: पावरिङ दी डिजिटल नेपाल’ मा कार्यपत्र प्रस्तुत गर्नुभएको थियो । सूचना प्रविधि विज्ञ मनोहर कुमार भट्टराईले ‘रियलाइजिङ दी मिसन: कि एलिमेन्ट अफ स्ट्राटेजी फर डिजिटल नेपाल’, दओपन ग्रुप इन्डियाका महाप्रवन्धक डा. पल्लब शाहले ‘एक्सपिरियन्स अफ डिजिटल इन्टरप्राइज आर्किटेक्चर’, ह्वावे एपीएसी क्षेत्रीय कार्यलय गर्भमेन्ट इन्डस्ट्री एक्सपर्ट पेट्रिक लोले ‘डिजिटल ट्रान्सफर्मेसन सोल्युसन्स एण्ड ईकोसिस्टम फर नेपाल’ मा कार्यपत्र प्रस्तुत गरेका थिए । यसैगरी सञ्चार सचिव बैकुण्ठ अर्यालले ‘डिजिटल नेपाल: प्रेजेन्ट स्टाटस एण्ड चार्टिङ दी कोर्स अहेड’, भायनेट कम्युनिकेसन्सका एमडी विनय बोहोराले ‘डिजिटल इन्फ्रास्ट्रक्चर एण्ड कनेक्टिभिटी: एसेसिङ दी करेन्ट स्टेट आफ डिजिटल नेपाल’, प्रेसिडेन्शियल विजनेस स्कूल काठमाडौंका आईटी प्रोग्राम डिरेक्टर, डा. सुरेश पोखरेलले ‘डिजिटल स्किल, ट्यालेन्ट पूल एण्ड दी डिजिटल वर्कफोर्स फर डिजिटल नेपाल’ मा आफ्नो कार्यपत्र प्रस्तुत गर्नुभएको थियो । ‘डेटा ग्याप्स: ब्रिङगिङ दी डेटा इन्टु सेन्टर स्टेज’ विषयको दोस्रो छलफल सत्रमा डेटा फर डेभलपमेन्ट, एशिया फाउण्डेसनकी कार्यक्रम निर्देशक सजना महर्जन, ग्रो बाई डेटाका सीईओ प्रशन्न ढुंगेल र संघीय मामिला तथा सामान्य प्रशासन मन्त्रालयकी आईटी निर्देशक सेलिना डंगोलले डेटा ग्यापका विषयमा सार्वजनिक तथा निजी क्षेत्रबाट कार्यपत्रहरु प्रस्तुत गर्नुभएको थियो । डिजिटल नेपाल कन्क्लेभको बाँकी कार्यक्रम असार ५ गते आइतबार आयोजना हुनेछ । आइतबार हुने कार्यक्रममा तीनओटा विषयमा छलफल सत्र आयोजना हुनेछ ।