At Dubai expo, IT/Bt Minister Ashwath Narayan bats for greater tech ties with United Arab Emirates
DUBAI:
Karnataka, as a start-up hub in India, is keen to offer ground-breaking solutions to private companies and government organizations in the UAE in various sectors ranging from logistics to infrastructure, oil-and-gas to environment and waste management to healthcare, Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, Minister for IT/Bt and S&T, said here on Saturday.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 3-day ‘World Dubai Expo 2020’, he said these sectors in the UAE are witnessing a massive presence of Indian, especially Bengaluru- based, start-ups and tech majors.
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“The Karnakata government, which is playing the role of facilitator, has been undertaking tech-focused initiatives in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India a 5 trillion-dollar economy by 2025. A shared economic vision and geopolitical outlook have spurred the two sides (Karnataka and the UAE) to seek to expand co-operation across multiple domains, including investment, technology and the knowledge economy”, Narayan said.
Tech leader Karnataka
Karnataka is among the most prosperous states in India, with an estimated GSDP of $220 billion, and has been a leader in sectors like Information Technology, Information Technology-enabled Services, Electronics, Machine Tools, Aerospace and Biotechnology, he pointed out.
Further, the Minister said, “Karnataka has a robust start-up ecology, which includes MNCs/ GCCs, incubators and accelerators. Besides, the state is home to premier higher education institutions such as the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) and several others. The state has sector-specific policies for IT, BT, Electronics System Design & Manufacturing (ESDM), Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) in order to give a push to the growth of these technology sectors and innovation in the state.”
Pointing out that Karnataka is a leading global innovation hub due to partnerships established with innovation hubs such as the UAE, he added, “The government of Karnataka is interested to strengthen its relationship with the UAE on the common grounds of innovation and technology.”
The Karnataka Minister also thanked the UAE for having hosted Indian Premier League matches.
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