Fonepay Digital Economic Conclave: Initiating Buzz and Paving Roadmaps for Digital Nepal

On the 28th of November, for the first time in Nepal, Digital Economy Conclave took place and was successfully completed. This was a one-day event comprising of 8 talk series which brought together the policymakers, top ICT experts, industry leaders and doers, bankers, entrepreneurs, media, and the major stakeholders to hold a discourse on needs, opportunities, challenges, and the way forward in the journey of transforming the Nepalese economy digitally. It officially started at 9:00 AM on Saturday and was simultaneously webcasted from YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook at the same time, and broadcasted from AP1 TV. The major organizers were BrandWorth Pvt. Ltd. and AP1 TV.

The event kicked off with the welcome speech on the opening session by Captain Ramsharan Thapa, the chairperson of Annapurna Media, where he welcomed everyone and thanked them for the presence of guests, moderators, and panelists. Fonepay Digital Economy conclave took its pace with the keynote address by the Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli. He ensured that the government in his leadership is not only working to control the spread and managing the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic but also has aligned with the concept of the digital economy. Similarly, he addressed the most important thing to be considered, i.e. the first draft of the Digital Nepal Framework has already been prepared and passed by the Council of Ministers, which would be a milestone for the regulatory base for the digital economy that is dreamt of. Applauding the role of private sectors in digital transformation, he even gave his commitment towards fastening the work of bringing the services of Nepal Government under an integrated system, rendering the services through National ID, spreading the installation of optical fiber in every province along with the flow of digital awareness, access of internet services all over the country and good governance.