MoS Ashwathnarayan says state govt aspires to make Karnataka 'hub for Indian startups'

On Thursday, October 21, Karnataka Minister for Science and Technology Ashwathnarayan CN stated that the state government aspires to make Karnataka the startup hub of India in order to support innovative indigenous businesses. According to a press release issued by the state government, the minister made the statement while speaking virtually at the 16th edition of the Indian Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) Vision Summit- 2021 on the topic "India's Accelerated Electronics System Development and Maintenance (ESDM) Growth - The Defining Decade".

"ESDM sector in the country which is predicted to reach the US $ 220 billion by 2025 has the potential to create 1,000 start-ups, 10,000 IPs (Intellectual Properties), and 10 lakh jobs," the Minister said.

Karnataka: Ashwathnarayan CN says electronics production has the potential to generate jobs

"Electronics production has the potential to generate around 1Cr jobs by 2050. Numerous domains and sectors in India such as Agritech, Medical devices, telemedicine, Industry 4.0, Consumer electronics, Space and Defense are dependent on the way Indian Electronics Industry flourishes" Narayana explained.

Ashwathnarayan CN went on to say that India's electronics sector is worth more than $300 billion and that the country's portion of global electronics manufacturing has been steadily increasing since 2012 (from around 1.3 per cent in 2012 to around 3 per cent in 2018). Despite the fact that India already has over 100 Semiconductor Design Services firms providing semiconductor design to its global customers, it still needs to develop further to become self-sufficient in semiconductor design and production. The State Minister went on to say that the Indian government is working on a number of policy initiatives and that he believes there will be a push to manufacturing Silicon and Compound Semiconductor Chips in the nation. He said that the state government has sector-specific policies such as Engineering Research and Development Policy, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), Beyond Bengaluru, and others in order to create a proper ecosystem.

India's Accelerated Electronics System Development and Maintenance (ESDM) scope of work 

The IESA is India's leading industrial association representing the ESDM and Intelligent Electronics industries. IESA seeks to promote the ESDM and electronics business segment in India and make India the preferred destination for electronics and semiconductor design and production through its strong ties with its member firms. The IESA serves as a trusted knowledge partner to the Central and State Governments, assisting in the development of policies and incentives for the ESDM industry in order to encourage foreign investment into India. It achieves this by bridging the gap between academics and industry in order to bring discoveries to market faster.

With inputs from ANI

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