Karnataka is globally recognized as the Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology (Bt), Research and Development (R&D) and Start-Up capital of the country with Bengaluru being branded as the most dynamic city in the world and Silicon Valley of India.
Karnataka has historically been a hub for technology and R&D based institutions in India, and boasts of adequate infrastructure to support its vision. The Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T through its innovative initiatives has been promoting Karnataka as the most preferred destination for frontier technologies, creating a conducive environment for Electronics, IT, BT and S&T related industries. Karnataka is the first state to draft its own IT, Biotech, ESDM, AVGC and Start-up policy and has set up 9 CoEs, incubation & learning centres.
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) helps the Department of Electronics, IT, BT & S&T in facilitating and promoting the sectors in the state. KITS act as a synergic liaison between Industry and Government. KITS also focuses on tapping Karnataka's large IT talent pool, functioning as a key driver for augmenting foreign investments and collaborations, to enhance skill development, mutual industry facilitation and encourage start-ups and MSMEs.
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) helps the Department of Information Technology and Biotechnology in facilitating and promoting the Information Technology and Biotech sectors in the state. KITS acts as a synergic liaison between Industry and Government, providing secretarial services to the State IT and BT projects, making it the linchpin for providing all basic information that facilitates the establishment of IT & BT Industries in the State. It is the nodal agency for implementing the decisions of the Vision Group on IT and the Vision Group on BT.
KITS also focuses on tapping Karnataka's large IT talent pool, functioning as a key driver for augmenting foreign investments and collaborations, to enhance skill development, mutual industry facilitation and encourage startups and MSMEs.
STPI has played a seminal role in accomplishing India as an Information Technology superpower. Software Technology Parks of India, is an autonomous body under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Govt. of India. It is conceived with the distinct objective of encouraging, promoting and boosting software exports from India, and maintains internal engineering resources to provide consulting, training and implementation services.
Additionally, STPI also helps set up & manage infrastructural facilities. From time to time, relentless efforts are taken to provide statutory and other promotional services to exporters by implementing the Software Technology Parks (STP), Electronics and Hardware Technology Parks (EHTP) Schemes and SEZ schemes by Govt. of India. Today, STPI is synonymous with excellent Infrastructure and statutory support for the booming IT sector of the country.
Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS) helps the Department of Electronics, IT, BT & S&T in facilitating and promoting the sectors in the state. KITS act as a synergic liaison between Industry and Government. KITS also focuses on tapping Karnataka's large IT talent pool, functioning as a key driver for augmenting foreign investments and collaborations, to enhance skill development, mutual industry facilitation and encourage start-ups and MSMEs.
The three independent Vision Groups constituted by Government of Karnataka on Information Technology, Biotechnology and Start-Up consist of industry captains, research heads, and academia.
These Vision Groups act as a think tank of Government of Karnataka and help government in formulating various policies and initiatives to foster the technology ecosystem in the state.
The Vision Groups have also been instrumental in connecting the state globally with leading companies, research & academic institutes and innovation hotspots for collaborations.
MM Activ Sci-Tech Communications is India's leading event curator in the field of frontier technologies. MM Activ, since its inception in the year 2000, has held over 100 National and International conventions in sectors like IT & Electronics, Biotechnology, Agritechnology, Nanotechnology, Space Technology, Nutraceuticals, R&D and Higher Education, Sustainable Chemistry, Transport & Logistics, MRO, Renewable Energy, Water and Investments.
MM Activ is also the publisher of leading business magazines like Bio Spectrum (Asia & India), NuFFooDS Spectrum (Asia & India) & Agro Spectrum.
Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan (Kris)
Co-Founder, Infosys,Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister and Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Govt. of KarnatakaSmt. Meena Nagaraj.C.N, IAS
Director, Dept. of Electronics, IT & BT and Managing Director, KITS, Govt. of KarnatakaMr. Vijay Ratnaparkhe
Managing Director, BOSCHMr. Krishnakumar Natarajan
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, MindtreeDr. Satya Gupta
Chairman, IESAMr. Shailendra Tyagi
Director STPIMr. R. Chandrasekaran
Executive Vice Chairman, CongnizantProf. Sadagopan
Director, IIIT-BMr. Raghunandan C.B.
WIPROMr. U B Pravin Rao
Chief Operating Officer, InfosysMr. Jayant R. Haritsa
Dept. of Computer Science & Automation (CSA), IIScMr. Sharad Sharma
Co-Founder and Governing Council Member, iSPIRT FoundationMr. B V Naidu
Chairman and CEO SagitaurMr. Naganand Doraswamy
Founder & MD IdeaspringsMr. Anant Maheshwari
President Microsoft IndiaDr. Sridhar Mitta
Founder and Managing Director NextWealth EntrepreneursDr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Executive Chairperson, Biocon Ltd. and Chairperson, Karnataka Vision Group on BTDr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister and Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Govt. of KarnatakaProf. K. Vijay Raghavan
Principal Scientific Advisor to Prime Minister Office Government of IndiaDr. H. Sharat Chandra
Director, Centre for Human GeneticsDr. G. Padmanaban
Hon. & Emeritus Professor, IISc.Dr.S.Rajendra Prasad
Vice-Chancellor, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS)Dr. Raghavarao K S M S
Director, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research InstituteProf. M. Mahadevappa
Former Vice-Chancellor, UAS, Dharwad & Director, JSS Rural Development FoundationDr. Satyajit Mayor
Director, National Centre for Biological SciencesDr. Shrikumar Suryanarayan
Hon. President, ABLE & Chairman, Sea6 Energy Pvt. Ltd.Dr. Vijay Chandru
Executive Chairman, Strand Life SciencesMr. D. A. Prasanna
Chairman & Managing Director, Acunova Life Science LLPDr. P. M. Murali
Director Evolva Biotech Pvt. Ltd.Dr. K.K. Narayanan
Chairman, Kottaram Agro Foods Pvt. Ltd.Mr. G. S. Krishnan
Regional President, India, Novozymes South Asia Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Divakar Rao
CEO, DGK Bio Agro Foods & Vice-President, Bio Diesel Society of IndiaDr. Krishna Ella
Chairman & CEO, Bharath Biotech InternationalDr. Mahesh Bhalgat
Chief Operating Officer, Syngene International Ltd.Mr. Vishwaprasad Alva
Managing Director, Skanray Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Sujay Shetty
Partner & Leader - Pharma Life Sciences, PwC IndiaDr. H. S. Subramanya
Director, Institute for Bioinformatics & Applied Biotechnology (IBAB)Dr. Taslimarif Saiyed
CEO, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)Smt. Meena Nagaraj.C.N, IAS
Director, Dept. of Electronics, IT & BT and Managing Director, KITS, Govt. of KarnatakaMr. Narayanan Suresh
Chief Operating Officer, Association for Biotech Led Enterprises (ABLE)Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary to Chief Minister and Department of Electronics, IT, BT and S&T, Govt. of KarnatakaMr. Prashanth Prakash
Partner, Accel PartnersSmt. Meena Nagaraj.C.N, IAS
Director, Dept. of Electronics, IT & BT and Managing Director, KITS, Govt. of KarnatakaMr. Ravi Gururaj
Founder & CEO, QikPodMr. Raghunandan G.
Co-Founder & Ex-CEO, TaxiForSureMr. K. Ganesh
Founder, Growth StoryMs. Shanti Mohan
Founder, LetsVentureMs. Shradha Sharma
Founder & CEO, YourStoryMr. Manoj Kumar
Founder, Social AlphaMr. Kalyan Krishnamurthy
CEO, FlipkartMr. Dhiraj Rajaram
Founder, Mu SigmaMr. Nandan Reddy
Co-Founder, SwiggyMr. Kunal Shah
Founder, Cred &FreechargeMr. Sudhakar Gande
Vice Chairman, Axis Aerospace& TechnologiesMr. Bhavish Aggarwal
Founder & CEO, OlaMr. KB Chandrasekhar
Founder & CEO at Forus HealthMs. Kavitha Iyer Rodrigues
CEO, Zumutor BiologicsMr. B.V.Naidu
Managing Partner, StartupXseed VenturesMr. Sanjay Swamy
Managing Partner, PRIME Venture PartnersMr. Naganand Doraswamy
Managing Partner, IdeaSpring