Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Tech Summit in Bengaluru via video conference. The summit is organised by the Government of Karnataka along with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Karnataka government’s Vision Group on Information Technology, Biotechnology & StartUp, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) and MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications.

The Prime Minister expressed happiness that today Digital India is no longer being seen as any regular Government initiative rather it has become a way of life particularly, for the poor, marginalised and for those in Government.

BTS Conference this year with the theme "Next is Now" will do crystal-ball gazing of the world in the post pandemic era. The best minds from across the globe from diverse domains will share their incisive insights on issues and aspects which are going impact our lives & business and define the future.

The unique feature of BTS Conference is that it is the convergence of technologies, experts and organisations. Over 250 Speakers from across the continents will mesmerize all the participants with their break-through ideas presented in 4 Parallel Conference Tracks on IT, BT, GIA and Start-Up.

It is the place to network with over 5000 attendees consisting of who's who of IT & Biotech industry, Policy Makers and Investors.

Background

The Bangalore IT.com established in 1998 and Bangalore BIO in 2000 are the two events of Government of Karnataka that has positioned Bengaluru as one of the most dynamic cities in the world. In the year 2017, these two leading events were brought together under one umbrella event Bengaluru Tech Summit at iconic Bangalore Palace. Since then BTS has become the place of convergence for the leading cross-sector tech companies to startups, technocrats to young innovators, policymakers to investors, researchers to academia, facilitating dialogue and collaborations.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants. The views expressed here are personal.)