Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 (BTS2020): PM Narendra Modi says it is time for tech solutions designed in India to be deployed for the world

Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Thursday said it is time for tech solutions that are designed in India but deployed for the world, and the country is uniquely positioned to leap ahead in the information era. Addressing the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020 (BTS2020) virtually, Modi said, India is at the sweet spot and the government has been taking several steps in this regard. 

"India as a country is uniquely positioned to leap ahead in the information era. We have the best minds as well as the biggest market. Our local tech solutions have the potential to go global," he said. 

The prime minister said that his government's policy decisions are always aimed at liberalising the tech and innovations industry. He said that the government has recently eased the compliance burden on the IT industry in various ways, besides always trying to engage with stakeholders in the tech industry and chart out the future policy framework for India. 

The Prime Minister also noted that today Digital India has become a way of life particularly for the poor, marginalised and for those in government. 

"Thanks to Digital India our nation has witnessed a more human-centric approach to development. Using technology on such a large scale had brought about several life changes for our citizens," he said. 

"Through technology, we have enhanced human dignity. Millions of farmers receive monetary support in one click, at the peak of COVID lockdown, it was the technology that ensured that India's poor received proper and quick assistance. The scale of this relief has few parallels," he added. 

Organised by the government of Karnataka along with Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society, Karnataka government's Vision Group on Information Technology, Biotechnology & StartUp, and Software Technology Parks of India, the summit is scheduled to take place from November 19 to 21. It will be attended by more than 25 nations with thought leaders, industry captains, technocrats, researchers, innovators, investors, policy-makers and educators from India and different parts of the world, officials said.