New Delhi, Jan 29 : Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Tuesday said with the exponential growth in the media space, a paradigm shift has taken place wherein regulations have to keep pace with changing technologies.

Tewari said ''an enabling statutory environment has to be in place to keep pace with changes takingplace across platforms''.

"The changing landscape of the Media and entertainment industry had enabled it to become one of thefastest growing sectors of our economy. This had been facilitated by policies that have encouragedinvestments, sustainability for business models and promoted entrepreneurship and innovation," saidTewari, while delivering his address at the BES Expo 2013 here.

"It was imperative that the industry specially the Broadcasting sector had learnt to adopt, adaptand innovate with the changes taking place," he added.

Tewari further stated that the renewed thrust by the industry has reinforced the concept ofinclusive growth. "Inclusive Growth" is an act of faith - It was a developmental model thataddressed the concerns of each stakeholder and recipient by the effective placement of socialdevelopment programmes and policies.

On the issue of democratization of media, Tewari stated that it was important to understand theimplications of this process on the social ethos of the country and the people at large. TheInformation and Broadcasting Minister further mentioned that due to the paradigm shift-taking place, Broadcasting shall always remain a dynamic medium of communication. The guiding principles for thissector will always be innovation, ingenuity and the vision to converge technologies.

Conferencessuch as BES Expo 2013 provided an opportunity to introspect and bring about changes at the policylevel keeping in mind the roadmap and requirements of the future.

Earlier addressing the delegates, Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public InformationInfrastructure and Innovations, said technology had brought about a major change in the lives of thepeople.

During the course of his address, Pitroda gave an overview of the initiatives undertaken by thegovernment to strengthen the national knowledge network and public infrastructure system.

In the course of his address, Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Uday Kumar Varma highlightedthe changes that had taken place in the sector in view of the policy initiatives undertaken recentlyand the immediate concerns that had to be addressed by the industry at large. (ANI)