| | DECEMBER 20218Technology based ascent has already begun and Smart Technology is going to pave the way for India at 100", says Dr. Jitendra 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 initiatives 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 Countries reaching to 46th position in the Global Innovation Index 2021. The power of collaboration with government, industry and stakeholders needs to be systematically harnessed for realizing the vision of a new resurgent India. Everything cannot be left to government and government should also not be hesitant to involve stake holders outside the government sector because that is not compatible with progressive advancement 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 Policy 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 century, where global outlooks are shifted towards the rapidly growing economies in Asia. Estonia is fully 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. SMART TECHNOLOGIES ARE GOING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR INDIABy CEO Insights TeamINFOCUS
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