Government will have to address demand side issues for Digital India Plan: Ericsson’s Ulf Pehrsson

As the Indian government embarks on its ambitious Digital India plan, critical to this will be addressing demand-side issues and not just creating broadband capacity, said Ulf Pehrsson, global regulatory head of Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson.

“The government will need to address issues pertaining to developing adequate content on healthcare, education and e-governance without which the capacities created might not be useful,” Pehrsson told ET in an interview, citing his learnings across the 130 countries where governments have embarked on national broadband projects.
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