TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi would virtually unveil the Bengaluru Technological Summit 2020 on November 19, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan said on Wednesday. “The Prime Minister has agreed to digitally open the 23rd edition of the Bengaluru Technological Summit (BTS) on November 19 and address the gathering virtually,” Narayan told reporters here.
The 3-day summit will focus on innovation and growth in information technology (IT) and biotechnology (BT). “We are getting an overwhelming response to the summit from the industry and experts despite the Covid pandemic,” said Narayan, who holds the IT, BT and Science and Technology portfolios.
Till date, 25 countries have confirmed participation in the summit. In the 22nd edition of the summit last year, 21 countries, 250 overseas delegations, 252 speakers and 12,350 visitors participated. Narayan also said that the state government has decided to set up an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research centre in the city, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in view of its potential to find solutions to problems in future.
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