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CHIEF CONVENER
Er.P.C.Sahoo I.T.S
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF
ODISHA TELECOM DEVELOPMENT FORUM (OTDF)
Former CGMT,BSNL, Orissa
CONVENER
1.
Shri.B.P.Pattnaik
Development Consultant
To bring everyone involved in the telecom sector to a common platform / forum
and keep unity and cooperation among the members of the forum.
2.
Mob:9853886303
To generate awareness among the masses / public regarding telecommunication
and to promote education, research and application through interaction between
pattnaik. bishnuprasad@rediffinail.com
Er.Subrat Kumar Prusthy
telecom professional, industry and academic institution at state, national,
DGM,(Admn) BSNL
international and UN level.
Secretary IETE
3.
Development of Information Education communication (IEC) material in regional
Mob-9437963446
language (Oriya) developing plan and policy in telecom and allied sector
subratprusty l@gmai1.com
development in Odisha.
Er.Manoranjan Mishra
4.
Mob-985308830 1
manoranjan22@hotmail.com
ADVISORS
Shri.Sahadev Sahoo I.A.S (Retd)
development of the state as well as nation.
5.
To organize awareness campaign on different initiatives made by TRAI.
6.
To undertake different publications of telecom/cyber cafe directories, yellow
Former Chief Secretary
State Chief Facilitator (NRl)
pages and different directories those who are providing services to the
consumers / end users for development of the state growth and ensuring
Prof.Dr.Khageswar Mohapatra
Emiritus Fellow UGC
Chairman (INFOIN)
Shri. Uma shankar Mishra I.P.S
Former director CBI
Shri Amiya Bhusan Tripathy I.P.S
legitimate rights and consumers utmost satisfaction of the consumers / end
users of different segment of life.
7.
Er. T.N.Panda
the common man in particular and whole masses in general.
8.
Shri.B.K.Mohanty
tool for multi sectoral development in the society without any social disparity
Former Director Mines &
Mining consultant
between the urban and rural for poverty alienation and to contribution for the
Prof.Dr.P.Kavi Satpathy
Prof.A.K.Sen
It has been visualized after coming across the planning commission document
VISION 2020, the telecom growth is highly essential and to make as a positive
Managing Trustee (MOTHER)
Head, I&E Dept.CET,BBSR
Vice-chairman IETE
OTDF has visualized taking into the teledensity of Odisha i.e. 17 to 19 percent
and India of 35% will act as a catalyst to facilitate the telecom growth & to reach
Former D.G Police, Orissa
Er.Jagannath Jena
Consultant (Energy)
To undertake socially relevant programs with telecommunication as tools for
GDP growth of the nation.
9. The state should have positive drive & direction and frame principles, policies
implementation chapter at state level as well as district level to have telecom
Dean (Electrical and Electronics)
KllT University
Shri.A.K.Panda
Head, State IT Promotion Cell
Course Director (foreign Lang)
OCAC
growth and to reach the remote and rural areas for the common man
where the formulation of the district level and block level forum has to
be activated by OTDF so that the utility service of telecom can percolate
down to the grass root level.
10.
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OTDF will take initiation and support service to educate, orient where the collectors of the
district may be proposed as officio chairman and at the block level the BDOs can act as a
catalyst for the growth of telecom in remote and rural areas.
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The state level and national level network to be built with the consultation of the block level
and district level feed back to overcome the very specific issues and hindrances for the
telecom growth in Odisha which will eliminate the end users to have the telecom service in
day to day basis and to ensure the consumer legitimate rights and their utmost satisfaction.
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To interact and assist the Govt. in policy making and implementation and development of
the telecom industry in the state.
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To publish journals / periodicals / literatures for dissemination of information related to
Telecommunication and bringing out quality publication for all levels of leadership.
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To facilitate, organize and enable activities of the nature of seminars, conferences,
workshops, exhibition, expo and lecture meeting for creating awareness, interface
discussion and dissemination of knowledge related to telecommunication.
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Enlarge membership base and provide facilities to members to update their professional
skills and honor outstanding professionals those who have contributed to telecom sector in
state, national and international level.
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To felicitate person / organization having outstanding contribution for education, research
and application in telecom sector.
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To take up the cause of the telecommunication industries in judicial and quasi-judicial
matters.
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To bring at individuals / organizations related to telecommunication in Odisha close to each
other and keep them well informed about the developmental change from time to time.
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To define norms and standards to ensure the members organization maintain
quality service and value for money in order to have high customer satisfaction to
ensure their legitimate rights.
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To
organize skill development
programs for the member organisation’s
representative in order to improve their efficiency in work place.
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To Organize Conferences, symposia, workshops and brain storming
sessions
involving all concerned professionals, students and industry associations for the
advancement of the telecom growth and how to reach common people.
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Providing a forum level discussion on national level policies and providing
suitable inputs to the policy makers / implementers.
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To organize resource centers / database centers in telecom sector.
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Application and services for information communication technology.
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Development of intellectual property in Odisha telecom sector.
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Making OTDF Odisha chapter as a center of excellence in collaboration with state,
national and international bodies as a center of excellence.
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To identify the specific issues that hinder the development of the telecom in rural
and remote areas and discuss the appropriate use of new technologies available
for rural telecom development and to improve the network quality services and to
suggest a way foreward to develop plan and programs specifically to overcome the
constraints and to focus on the prospects of telecom requirement and growth
specifically in mining areas and industrial hubs of Odisha.
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To act as a catalyst to overcome the constraints of telecom growth between govt.
of Odisha, Govt. of India bodies and other regulatory and statutory bodies taking
into the requirement and telecom growth for Odisha amongst the operators and
infrastructure providers and allied telecom sector.
Coordination Office : Plot No.- C-123, H.B. Colony, Baramunda, Bhubaneswar - 751003,
Ph. : 91-674-2551540, Mob. : 9853886303, 9853088301, 9437963446Mail to -otdf.bbsr@gmail.com