SME Times News Bureau | 22 Oct, 2018
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has formed a society – the "Indian Digital Gaming Society" (IDGS), a not for profit organisation comprising of various stake holders of the Indian Digital Gaming Ecosystem.
IDGS
will provide platform for the young start-ups and youths to unleash
their creativity and contribute towards digital economy of the country.
Digital Gaming sector will open up new avenues of skilling and help
create more job opportunities in India
IDGS will catalyse the Indian Digital Gaming
industry to effectively contribute to India's economic growth and become
a trust worthy global partner.
Society will work closely with the
central and state governments and academia towards enabling the growth
of the digital gaming industry.
Rajan Navani, Founder and President, IDGS, said "With the Indian Gaming market across mobile, PC, console and e-sports
growing exponentially, IDGS fulfils the need for industry led body to
bring stakeholders across the ecosystem together, including Government,
to nurture and grow a global opportunity for Indian industry in the
creative world just like IT Services opened India to the world three
decades ago".
The digital gaming segment has emerged as an industry in itself, with
global corporates investing heavily towards the development of this
sector.
The global gaming market is estimated at US$ 110 billion.
However, India, in-spite of being one of the largest users of digital
products and services, is in a nascent stage with respect to the digital
gaming industry.