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The Department of Science and Technology (DST) with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) held the Curtain Raiser to announce the 26
th edition of Technology Summit 2020.
Highlights
- Portugal is the partner country this year.
- There has been successful bilateral research cooperation between India's Department of Science and Technology (DST), with the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) of Portugal.
- This Summit will sign several MoUs and agreements which will increase bilateral trade between the two countries.
- The 26th edition of India-Portugal Technology Summit 2020 will be held over a digital platform from 7th – 9th December 2020.
- The three days of the summit will witness the highest ever online participation of research and development community of Portugal.
- Over the past 26 years, DST has been co-organizing the Technology Summit in partnership with CII.
Significance
- The summit has benefitted immensely the Indian industry and academic & research institutions by forging partnerships, stimulating innovation, investment & trade and facilitating technology transfers, joint projects, and market access.
- The summit will bring together experts from India and Portugal to deliberate on their country expertise in the focus sectors and to explore opportunities for future collaboration.
The Focus sectors of the summit for this year are Watertech, Agritech, Healthtech, Energy, Climate change, Cleantech, IT, ICT, Advanced technologies, and Space- Ocean Interactions.
Source: PIB
