State govt bolsters Indo-German startup exchange programme

Bengaluru: The state government on Tuesday, May 14 said it was mulling to set up Indo-German accelerators here and in Berlin to enhance enterprise connects, mentorship, driving investments and collaborations between startups and SMEs.

To strengthen the German-Indian startup exchange programme, principal secretary to the department of IT, BTand S&T Gaurav Gupta held talks with Ambassador Dr Hinrich Tholken to share the digital trends and policies in Bengaluru.

Also, Gupta held discussions with Indian Ambassador to Germany Mukta D Tomar in Berlin, a press release said.

To enhance Indo-German partnership and also promote the flagship programme Bengaluru Tech Summit, a high-profile delegation led by Gupta is currently visiting Berlin, Dusseldorf and Munich in Germany, the release said.

Bengaluru Tech Summit is scheduled to be held from November 18 to 20.

To maintain the leadership position in innovation and science and technology, the Karnataka government was developing ‘global innovation alliances’ with innovation hubs across the world, the release quoted Gupta was saying during the Asia Pacific Week 2019 in Berlin.

“We aim to have specific developmental focus for each country so that we have clear profiles to act upon,” he said.

“Today, we have strategic alliances with 15 countries, across various sectors including governments, academic institutions, startup incubators, universities, and large tech companies,” he added.