A joint declaration of intent was signed between the Authorities of Karnataka and the State of Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany, Karnataka’s Minister for Electronics, IT/BT, Priyank Kharge, stated on Tuesday.
Kharge posted on ‘X’ that the declaration was signed within the presence of Franziska Giffey, Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Financial Affairs, Power and Public Enterprises, Germany.
“This partnership underneath Karnataka’s International Innovation Alliance will cut back the gap between Berlin and Bengaluru by enabling startup alternate, soft-landing help, and deeper tech and innovation collaboration,” the minister stated.
In accordance with him, the collaboration will concentrate on areas similar to fintech, synthetic intelligence, IT/digitalisation, and life sciences, which replicate Bengaluru’s international management in rising applied sciences and complement Berlin’s strengths in innovation and ecosystem growth.
“Each governments imagine innovation have to be equitable, so we’re putting particular emphasis on women-led enterprises and inexperienced innovation,” he stated.
Kharge stated Karnataka would quickly institutionalise this partnership by way of a joint steering committee and devoted nodal factors on each side to trace progress, co-create programmes, and guarantee outcome-based supply.
Mayor Giffey, who’s main a 25-member commerce delegation to Bengaluru and Delhi, introduced after the signing that Berlin would open a consultant enterprise workplace in Bengaluru subsequent 12 months to advertise bilateral commerce. This will likely be Berlin’s third such workplace after New York and Beijing.
She is accompanied by Stefan Franzke, CEO of Berlin Associate for Enterprise and Expertise; Jeannine Koch, CEO of medianet berlinbrandenburg eV; and Berol Bicer, Govt Board Member of the Berlin Chamber of Trade and Commerce.
The delegation consists of firms and startups from the digitalisation, vitality, mobility, and greentech sectors, aiming to discover new markets and construct partnerships in India.
Throughout their two-day go to to Bengaluru, the delegation will go to the Infosys campus, RV Faculty of Engineering, and IIM Bangalore, and maintain conferences with trade our bodies, together with NASSCOM.
