SME Times News Bureau | 13 Nov, 2018
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP0 is hosting a conference on Global Digital Content Market (GDCM) 2018, on
November 14-15, in New Delhi.
The conference will feature sessions on music,
film, broadcasting and publishing, as well as collective management, emerging
models and the implications for the market and policy makers.
India has been chosen as a host nation for
the conference byWorld Intellectual Property Organization(WIPO) due to the
strong creative industry in the country in films, music and media.
The focus for this year’s conference is the Asia
Pacific region. The GDCM 2018 will see participation of professionals from
various creative fields, the digital industry around the world and delegates of
the diplomatic community from Missions to the United Nations.
The aim of GDCM 2018 is to give industry
stakeholders a platform to come together and discuss new avenues in the films,
music, gaming and creative industry along with points of challenge that is
presented due to thechanging creative landscape because of the disruption
brought about by digital technologies.
It is hoped that through the GDCM 2018 an
exchange of knowledge, culture and good practices amongst the nations of the
Asia Pacific region will take place.
GDCM is a platform to discuss vital issues and
enhance development of the digital and IP generating industries such as
publishing, films, music, and gaming all of which are major contributors to the
Indian GDP.
The presence of key stakeholders from India in
GDCM will place it on the global digital stage, said the commerce ministry.