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02/12/22 06:37 AM IST

Seventh edition of Global Technology Summit

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  • The seventh edition of the Global Technology Summit will be held  in New Delhi in a hybrid format.
  • The Summit is India’s annual flagship event on Geotechnology and is co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India. 
About the Summit 
  • The Global Technology Summit is India’s flagship annual event on geotechnology that brings together industry experts, policymakers, scientists and other key stakeholders from across the world to discuss technology and changing geopolitics.
  • Its main purpose is to develop new ways to address various concerns of all parties without hindering technological growth and new ideas.
  • The inaugural edition of the summit was held in 2016.
About the Global Technology Summit 2022
  • The seventh edition of Global Technology Summit was held this year in hybrid format.
  • It was co-hosted by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India.
  • The theme for the 2022 edition of GTS is “Geopolitics of Technology”.
  • It focused on the impact of the weaponization of technology amid geopolitical disruptions like data disruption and inaccessibility, supply chain disruptions, semi-conductor shortages and the race to lead on data-related technologies.
  • With India taking up the G20 presidency, the Global Technology Summit seeks to explore the present status of international alliances and emerging technologies and their impact on geopolitics.
  • More than 100 speakers took part in this summit. Ministers and senior government officials from the US, the EU, Singapore, Japan, Nigeria, Brazil, Bhutan, and other countries also participated in this event.
Source- AIR 

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