BENGALURU: Ahead of the Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS) 2025, IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday met academicians and R&D teams from various institutions on Monday.
The tech summit will be held from November 18 to 20.
The interactive meeting was mainly to reinforce the mission to strengthen collaboration between academic, research institutions and industry. While sharing his vision for developing Karnataka’s role in global leadership, Priyank said, “There is a need to bridge the gap between research and commercialisation, ensuring that breakthroughs from the state’s leading institutions translate into market-ready technologies and industry solutions.”
The minister also highlighted the crucial role of the academic and research community in driving a sustainable and inclusive innovation ecosystem. “The state is committed to fostering emerging technologies such as quantum computing, semiconductor design, AI, spacetech and others,” he said.
Meanwhile, Dr N Manjula, Secretary, Department of Electronics, IT, Bt, and S&T, Government of Karnataka, said, “Our focus areas for the summit have expanded in terms of global partnerships, and new programme initiatives like Future Makers Conclave & others. As BTS 2025 approaches, the Government of Karnataka extends an invitation to all stakeholders in academia, R&D, and industry to participate in this year’s edition — to collaborate, innovate, and co-create.”
Various organisations, including ISRO, Center for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences , IISc, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, RV University, Bangalore University, Manipal University, NASSCOM, were present during this meeting.
The government expects over 20,000 startups, 1,000 investors and others to take part.