Dr Rajesh Sharma Email & Phone Number

Telecom professional and an officer of the Indian Telecommunications Service (ITS), with rich experience of more than 34 years in leadership positions in diverse domains at the intersection of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT), Business Management, Academia, Public Policy, Intellectual Property, Innovation, Capacity Building and Corporate Governance. Worked for the Government of India at several senior positions in the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Ministry of Electronics & IT (MEITY), Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and Telecom Engineering Centre (TEC).Also served on the Boards of Tata Communications Limited (March 2019 to May 2021) and ITI Limited (August 2018 to October 2022) as nominee Director.Contributing to India’s vision of ‘Viksit Bharat@2047’ by representing India at several United Nations International Organizations (IOs), namely, International Telecommunications (ITU), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations Trade & Development (UNCTAD), Commission on Science & Technology for Development (CSTD) and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).Possess deep skills in institution-building, partnerships & collaborations, people-management, networking, international relations, diplomacy, negotiations, ICT technologies, academic research and administration. Areas of professional interests include emerging telecommunication technologies, advancement of technology standards at international forums, strengthening India’s presence in IOs, governance and regulation of AI & ICT, digital transformation and capacity building through information sessions and strategy papers. Awarded Doctorate in Information Systems from Indian Institute of Management Indore in 2017 and Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) from the Management Development Institute (MDI) Gurgaon in the year 2001. Graduated in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from SGSITS Indore in the year 1988. Visiting faculty at IIM Indore, IIIT Sri City and Delhi Technological University, Delhi. Published several widely cited research papers and case studies in international journals. Areas of interest in academic research include e-Government, technology acceptance, interoperability, service quality, green IT, recommender systems, knowledge management, and business process re-engineering.

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