Image: Shutterstock

The third generation of the internet, or Web3, is well under way, and to spread awareness of the technology and its implications for Indian industries, Forbes India and CoinDCX have started Namaste Web3. Namaste Web3, as it suggests, will address various stakeholders in the Web3 ecosystem and help highlight the potential of the Indian market to build and adopt Web3. Starting on January 28, Namaste Web3 will take the form of a series of educational roadshows spread across various cities. India’s blockchain and Web3 space has already achieved a competitive advantage over other countries through a steady increase in investment flows, a proliferation of startups, and its diverse pool of tech talent. More importantly, there is great enthusiasm among the Indians, who are eager to embrace these new age technologies. Namaste Web3 was born out of the ambition to build a bridge connecting the Indian masses with this third generation of the Internet. Emphasizing the importance of education as a core strategy in his company’s mission to make India Web3-ready, CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta states, “Namaste Web3 is yet another initiative in our ongoing efforts to educate about Web3 in the country. We have worked tirelessly over the past four years to drive adoption of mainstream crypto. We remain committed to and will continue to make strategic investments in broad awareness and education around Web 3. Change starts together, and together With this belief and our brand positioning, we are delighted to partner with Forbes India to give voice and visibility to everyone who matters in the Indian Web 3 space.” and small metropolitan areas like Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Pune and Kolkata and seek to bring together industry leaders, legislators, key opinion-makers and influencers from t across India, ranging from sectors such as technology, banking, tax and general finance. The curated series will have half-day sessions giving Web3 enthusiasts the opportunity to explore Web3 with industry experts and build the Indian Web3 ecosystem with other technology enthusiasts. Among a host of exciting topics, the forum will address the role of Web3 in driving socio-economic change and the potential of Web3 for Indian companies and start-ups in particular. industry-connected elements such as the evolution of Web3 gaming, navigating the shift from web2 to web3, decentralized finance on web3, charting the course through the intersection of centralized and decentralized approaches, and accelerating DApp development ) hands-on workshops on building DApps with decentralized hosting solutions. Are you interested in what the future of the Internet will look like and how you will position yourself to be at the center of the Internet? Namaste Web3 will help you answer those questions and much more! Click here to register for the Namaste Web3 event taking place in your city!Shashank is the founder of yMedia. He ventured into crypto in 2013 and is an ETH maximalist. Twitter: @bhardwajshash