AIC STPI Bengaluru reposted this
Shri Arvind Kumar, DG STPI, at ETGovernment Digitech Conclave and Awards 2025, greeted dignitaries on the dais and highlighted the importance of leveraging India’s robust digital infrastructure to foster deep-tech innovation and drive the country towards a $35 trillion economy. Key takeaways from Shri Kumar’s address: 1. Significance of Digitech Events: Events like ET Government Digitech Conclave create momentum for innovation and shape the narrative for future technologies. 2. India’s Tech Growth Journey: In 1992, India’s software exports stood at ₹50 crore. Today, IT services exports exceed $200 billion, highlighting the country’s strength in services. 3. Capitalizing on Digital Infrastructure: India has developed extensive digital infrastructure, including UPI and other platforms. This infrastructure must be leveraged to create globally competitive tech products. The vision of Viksit Bharat and a $35 trillion economy can only be realized if technology benefits the larger public, ensuring financial inclusion through insurance, pensions, and other services. 4. STPI’s Domain-Specific CoEs: STPI is supporting 1,500+ startups across India and operates 24 domain specific Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs) across the country, offering 360-degree support to startups. 5. Government’s Focus on Software Products: The Government of India is prioritizing software product development through initiatives like the AI Mission. The mission aims to provide GPU infrastructure to startups, fostering real product innovation in deep tech. This will help India move to establish a strong software product ecosystem. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology|Ashwini Vaishnaw|Jitin Prasada|S Krishnan|Arvind Kumar|Nand Kumarum|Krishan Kumar Singh|The Economic Times|