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Bengaluru, 3rd August, 2018: The Department of IT & BT, Government of Karnataka is organizing its 21st edition of its flagship event “BENGALURU TECH SUMMIT” from 29th November to 1st December, 2018 at Bengaluru Palace, Bengaluru with its focal theme INNOVATION & IMPACT.
Karnataka is home to the largest pool of R&D and Educational Institutions. This coupled with many path breaking initiatives has helped the state gain the reputation as the knowledge capital as well as technology capital of India. Bengaluru itself is the fourth largest technology cluster in the world after Silicon Valley, Boston, and London. It is a leading innovation hub which is home to over 4000 active tech startups. It is the only Indian city to be ranked within the best 20 Startup eco-systems across the world.
Mr.K.J. George, Minister for Large & Medium Scale Industries, IT & BT and Science & Technology, Govt. of Karnataka said, “Karnataka is the torchbearer for IT & BT industry and our state is pioneering initiatives for developing technical advancements in key economic sectors. The government of Karnataka is committed to the startup ecosystem to drive Karnataka and the nation’s growth. The event will provide an excellent opportunity to both industry and stakeholders to connect with the best minds to explore how to fuel their business growth.”
Mr. Gaurav Gupta,Principal Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries and Department of IT, BT and Science & Technology, said, “Bengaluru Tech Summit has been instrumental in promoting the IT Industry for more than two decades. This year’s event is focused on providing opportunities to fuel innovation and promote entrepreneurship in new technologies, by convergence of software and hardware for connected devices and many such exciting areas.”
Also present at the curtain raiser event, Mr. Kris Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder, Infosys Ltd and Chairman, Vision Group on IT, Govt of Karnataka said, “I am very excited to be a part of the conference, this summit holds a special relevance as we are more intensely focused than ever before to provide startups and entrepreneurs the opportunities and ecosystem to help them thrive.”
“Reinvention in the field of IT is an on-going process and looking at the present scenario we have exciting times ahead. VR, AR, Big Data, Blockchain etc. are the new technology trends that are currently blooming in the market and a lot will be leveraged around this. This year’s theme being “Innovation & Impact”, we are looking forward to further clout the R&D bit and take technology to the next level,” said Mr. Krishnakumar Natarajan, CEO & MD, Mindtree, Chairman, Conference Committee Bengaluru Tech Summit 2018.
