| | DECEMBER 20219siderably and given the ambitions and the strengths of India and Estonia, I believe that there is room for genuine partnership and true collaboration. India is a strategically important market attractive for Estonian entrepreneurs due to its large market opportunities and growing consumer base. We hope to foster a real collaboration that also advances Indian interest. Our strategic geographical presence, attractive ecosystem of innovation, beneficial tax structure, stable govern-ment and highly skilled personnel gives Estonia a dis-tinguished advantage and provide a solid platform for up scaling and expanding business operations".Dr. Sheetal Chopra, Chairperson ASSOCHAM IPR Council, addressing the gathering said, "What we used to dream of is a reality today and we cannot do with-out our smart phones and smart watches. Doctors are performing remote surgeries and there are connected cars that are saving us fuel and making our commute much safer. We must appreciate the work of global standardisation framework, where there are a handful of companies who over a period of years had taken lot of effort and spent billions of dollars in coming up with the best of technologies. A 90 minute movie takes 72 hours to download in 2G and with 5G the same can be downloaded in less than 90 seconds. More than 50k+ start-ups in all sectors including IoT, AI, and robotics are already registered and certified by The Depart-ment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. For India to achieve that global economic scale, it is important that we facilitate these start-ups and they are able to take advantage of the already standardised technologies. Today we have sufficient eco system like start-up India hub, PLI scheme, National IPR policy, national manufacturing policy and other policies".Dr. Lovneesh Channana, Chairperson National Council IT, ITeS & Digital Commerce said, "We have moved from the stage of discussing the why of tech-nology to what of technology and now moving into the how of technology. How we apply technology and how do we make technology application are becom-ing more important. We are getting adept at using technology to improve operational effectiveness. The time is coming where citizen experience data or con-sumer experience data will be differentiators due to the huge level of digitisation. Very soon, we will be managing experiential data in addition to operational data. This revolution we are talking about in Smart tech is not one way, earlier we were creating products and giving it to users, today it's a two way. For India, unless we cover the 63 million SMEs in the larger technology journey, we cannot achieve the desired im-pact. Awareness, access to low cost tech, creation of digital talent pool and getting global market access for Indian SMEs through technology are some of the areas we must address"."The SmartTec India 2021 is one of the initiative that can be partnered with International Trade Coun-cil (ITC) where sharing of new technologies and best practices can be of immense benefit to everyone around the world", said Ranjini Rangan, Honorary Chair Person, International Trade Counsil (SEA) & Di-rector, Olimea Advisory."The SMARTec India 2021 is a wonderful oppor-tunity for our Australian companies, to engage with tech experts, industry leaders and advance collabora-tive efforts to build our technological partnership", said Petula Thomas, Chief Executive Officer, Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce.The curtain-raiser event was also attended by digni-taries from partner countries like Finland, Estonia, Is-rael, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Japan. The focus areas for SMARTec India 2021 include Aerospace & Defence, Financial Services, Healthcare, Enterprise AI & Auto-mation, Industry 4.0, MSME & Start-ups, Smart Mo-bility. To celebrate the spirit of innovation, awards for 10 top innovations from various sectors and fields or work will be handed out on 3rd December 2021. The curated confluence of smart technologies will experi-ence a 13 days long virtual exhibition which will be attended by over 50 Exhibitors from India and various leading countries, live demonstrations and product launches of exciting products and services, participa-tion from progressive central & state governments. The SmartTec India 2021 is one of the initiative that can be partnered with ITC where sharing of new technologies and best practices can be of immense benefit to everyone around the world
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