All eyes on Tech Summit; launch today

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru

The three-day 27th Bengaluru Tech Summit, which will get underway on Tuesday, will feature an array of sophisticated examples of applied science. The event will be held at the Bangalore Palace and will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The conclave is being organised by the Department of Information Technology and Bio-Technology (IT-BT) and Australia is the official partner country for the same. As many as 15 nations from four continents including the US, Argentina, France, Germany, UK, Iran, Malaysia and New Zealand, among others will take part. The event will feature Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deep tech start-ups. Other themes will include bio-tech and health tech as well. Moreover, the State government will reveal several tech policies during the conclave. These will include the global capability centre policy and space tech policy, apart from “Nipuna Karnataka” with the intention of enabling people to “skill locally and work globally”. The event organisers have also revealed the presence of a “flying man” during the inauguration of the conclave.