Deepak MaheshwariDirector – Corporate AffairsMicrosoft India

Roles of Government

Industry Landscape: Era of Open Innovation

Roles of Government

Hot Issues

Policy Issues – Enabling Choice

Best Practice Examples

Government as Policy Maker:Encourage and enable innovation and competitionProtect citizens & promote public welfareDevelop local industryMaximize local economic benefitsAddress Market FailuresGlobal citizen – respect for trade regs; key public welfare initiatives (child protection, digital inclusion)

Government as CustomerMaximize its buying power; do more with lessProvide effective and efficient servicesAvoid vendor lock-inBackward compatibility, future expandabilitySecurity, reliability, interoperabilityInnovation, competition, CHOICE

Open Innovation: A Shift In Innovation Paradigms From Closed To Open(from Henry Chesbrough’s “Open Innovation: The New Imperative for Creating and Profiting From Technology”)No single company has the answers. Companies are working together to

meet the needs of customers.

Closed Innovation

Source: Ocean Tomo

U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY is valued at $5.5 trillion, equal to 47% of its GDP and greater than the GDP of any other nation

Companies increasingly using government intervention as a way to compete

procurement preferences for Open Source Software

Technology mandatesStandards as the only way to accomplish interopExclusively selecting one standard

Dilution of IP in the name of interoperability

Understand the technical landscape and market place

State of the artDynamic nature of hi-techBusiness modelsNot an “either, or” but rather an “and”

Focus on core competenciesIdentify key policy objectives

Innovation, competition, choiceConsumer protectionAddressing market failure

Respect rule of law

• Unified Access Service License • GSM• CDMA as an additional choice• Technology Neutral since 2003

• No specific mandate for any standard for VoIP (earlier H.323 & SIP were the only choices, albeit duality)

• Proposed change from ‘Digital Signature’ to ‘Electronic Signature’ in IT Act amendments

• UN: World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

• US Federal: Office of Management and Budget

• US States: Mass., CA, NY• EU Directive on Public Procurement Law

(Article 23)• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation:

Technology Choice Principles• South Africa, Malaysia, Slovenia, Canada,

New Zealand, Peru, UK• International Chamber of Commerce• Business Software Alliance (BSA)

“Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs” - Peter Drucker

Thank You!

dmahesh@microsoft.com