Delhi to host India-UK Tech Summit 2016

'Technology Summit' is India's largest global technology and knowledge partnership platform organized jointly by CII and Indian government's Department of Science and Technology.

The annual flagship event was held for the past 21 years, with the 22nd edition scheduled in Dec 2016.

In every summit, a partner country's industry and government are invited to have dialogue with Indian counterparts to forge new partnerships.

Delhi will host the 'India-UK Tech Summit', scheduled to be held from 7-9 November 2016.

The Tech summit will bring together leaders from government, industry, and research, from both India and the UK.

The event, supported by the Government of India, and CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), is a platform for promotion of 'technology-intensive trade and investments' between the two nations.

UK is the Europe's top investment destination and India invests in UK more than it does in all the European Union countries combined.

India is the 2nd biggest international job creator and 3rd largest investor in Britain.

On the other hand, UK has consistently been the top G20 investor in India. British companies account for 1 in 20 Indian jobs in organized private sector.

The 3-day long Tech Summit will include separate thematic summits - 'Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship', 'British Expertise in Higher Education' and 'Design and Intellectual Property'.

The event also includes a major exhibition of UK-India technological collaboration.

The Tech summit will also host a UK delegation, highlighting UK's capabilities across various sectors like education, health care, advanced manufacturing, agri-tech, and smart cities.