Only 12 apps in history have reached 1 billion users;India with its unique ID system did it faster (5.5 yrs) than anyone including Microsoft Facebook or Android @rssharma3@StartupBridgeIn
India got to 1 billion telecom users in 11 years through key policy decisions like Calling Party Pays, allowing eKYC (through Aadhar) and deregulation of FDI. Now worlds cheapest data rates, 18 gb/month per user average data consumption #DigitalIndiapic.twitter.com/GfohDapi8p
India's playbook for policy leapfrogging - 1. Protect open internet 2. Create Regulatory sandboxes 3. Empower users with their data 4. Build new stacks 5. Crowdsource data for regulatory action #DigitalIndiapic.twitter.com/5PhCyz4dFp