K’taka inks 8 pacts with 5 partner countries at tech summit

Bengaluru, Nov 20 : Karnataka on Friday signed eight agreements with five partner countries at the Bengaluru Tech Summit to collaborate in skilling, ecosystem connects, life science and biotechnology, healthcare, aerospace and defence, education, sports economy, automotive and R&D.
“The state government has signed the agreements with partners in Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, UK and US as part of the Global Innovation Alliances (GIA) track,” Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan told reporters on the second day of the tech summit here.
The first agreement between the state’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Finland will focus on bi-lateral market access for start-ups, joint research programmes for societal good and mutual student and faculty exchange programme.
“The agreement will create awareness in AI and bring the power of AI in agriculture, transport, health, safety, governance and service delivery,” said Narayan on the occasion.
The second pact between the state’s CoE for Internet of Things (IoT) and Swedish Incubators and Science Parks will focus on market access to facilitate growth of start-ups and build industry connects.
The pact will also facilitate innovative applications and domain capability across sectors, including smart city, smart health, smart manufacturing and smart agriculture.