| | DECEMBER 20218IN FOCUSSmart Technologies are Going to Pave the Way for IndiaBY CEO INSIGHTS TEAM"Technology based ascent has already begun and Smart Technology is going to pave the way for India at 100," says Dr. Jiten-dra Singh, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology & Earth Sciences at an ASSOCHAM event. Speaking at the curtain-raiser conference for the 2nd edition of `The SMARTec India Initiative 2021' held today at New Delhi, the Minister highlighted various initia-tives taken by the government to promote Science and Technology for start-ups. SMARTec India 2021 in partnership with Department of Science & Technology, and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India will be held from December 3-15, 2021."India is emerging as among world top leaders in the area of Science & Technology and recently it entered the list of top 50 Innovative Coun-tries reaching to 46th position in the Global Innovation Index 2021. The power of collabora-tion with government, industry and stakeholders needs to be systematically harnessed for realizing the vision of a new resurgent India. Everything can-not be left to government and government should also not be hesitant to involve stake holders out-side the government sector because that is not compatible with progressive advance-ment and further added that India has consistently improved its business and innovation environment and is now ranked 63rd among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. There is very little correlation between formal and digital literacy, smart literacy which can be acquired without formal education and the government has brought the New Education Pol-icy which has multiple entry/exit options to promote innovation and start-up culture," said, the Minister.H.E. Katrin Kivi, Ambassador of Estonia to India said, "We are living in what is known as Asian cen-tury, where global outlooks are shift-ed towards the rapidly growing economies in Asia. Estonia is ful-ly synchronized with this trend. For the last few years, Estonian exports to India have been growing considerably 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 strategical-ly important to attract market for Estonian entrepreneurs due to its large market opportunities and growing consumer base. We hope to foster a real collabora-tion that also advances Indian interest. Our strategic geo-graphical presence, attrac-tive ecosystem of innovation, beneficial tax structure, stable government, and highly skilled personnel gives Estonia a distin-guished advantage and provide a solid platform for up scaling and ex-panding 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 can-not do without our smart phones and smart watches. Doctors are performing remote surgeries and there THE SMARTTEC INDIA 2021 IS ONE OF THE INITIATIVE THAT CAN BE PARTNERED WITH INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNCIL WHERE SHARING OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND BEST PRACTICES CAN BE OF IMMENSE BENEFIT TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD
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