NEW DELHI: The not-for-profit industry body, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Sunday announced the formation of Indian Digital Gaming Society (IDGS), which will also be a not-for-profit organization that will comprise of various stakeholders from India’s gaming ecosystem, Press Trust of India reports.
“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.” CII was quoted as saying to PTI.
The society will work closely with the central and state governments and academia towards enabling the growth of the digital gaming industry, CII said.
IDGS President and founder Rajan Navani 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 global gaming market is estimated at USD 110 billion. Despite being one of the largest users of digital products and services, India is at a nascent stage with respect to the digital gaming industry. IDGS will also showcase the domestic industry at international digital gaming exhibitions.
