CII's innovation summit to focus on Artificial Intelligence
Bengaluru, July 4: The two-day India Innovation Summit by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), to be held here on July 12-13, will focus on the disruptive technology of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the industry body said on Wednesday.
"The 14th edition of the summit will focus on the new age technologies like AI, machine learning and block chain technologies that will transform our future," India Innovation Summit's Chairman and co-founder of global software major Infosys Kris Gopalakrishnan told reporters here.
The summit will witness the participation of over 600 attendees, including the industry leaders, entrepreneurs and government representatives, who will deliberate on various aspects of adoption of AI.
The two-day event, with a theme "India.AI - Driving the Future for the World", will address the aspects of impact of AI on farming, healthcare, automobiles and job creation, among others.
It will allow the startups and industry to showcase their expertise and also interact with the policymakers on framing laws with regard to the technology.
"As a country we should take small steps towards the adoption of autonomous vehicles and new modes of medical diagnostics, making use of AI, that could significantly bring down the costs. There are risks involved, but there are also benefits in the use of AI," Gopalakrishnan added.
While admitting that some of the traditional jobs could be lost as a result of the adoption of AI, Gopalakrishnan, who also founded the Bengaluru-based startup accelerator Axilor Ventures, believes that the technology can also create many jobs.
"There is a need for re-skilling ourselves in order to take up the jobs that will be upgraded due to AI," he said.
The convention has been one of the reasons for Bengaluru's growth in the country in the field of research and development, Gopalakrishnan added.
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu, Niti Aayog Chief Executive Amitabh Kant, Karnataka Chief Minster H.D. Kumaraswamy and state Information Technology and Biotechnology (IT and BT) Minister K.J. George will also be present at the summit, the industry body said.
The Young Innovators Challenge Award, an initiative by the CII and 3M India, will be presented during the summit to innovators working on social, economic and sustainability challenges in the country.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah will quit soon, claims state BJP President BY Vijayendra
Bengaluru, Nov 8: Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, facing probe in the MUDA site allotment case, will resign soon.
Both Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar and Congress national President M Mallikarjun Kharge are also aware as to when the CM will quit, he said.
He termed Siddaramaiah's reported recent statement that he will continue as CM for the full term, as an attempt aimed at garnering votes from certain communities for the November 13 by-polls for three Assembly segments.
"The Chief Minister, who is an accused, is patting himself on his back. He is trying to instill confidence among legislators (Congress) that he will continue as CM, but Siddaramaiah knows what is the truth. D K Shivakumar and Mallikarjun Kharge know when he will resign," Vijayendra said.
Speaking to reporters here, he said at the time of election, to get the support of certain communities, such statements are made.
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"I don't know whether it is right or not to say this repeatedly, but the Chief Minister's resignation has already been decided," he added.
The opposition has been demanding Siddaramaiah's resignation, following charges against him in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) site allotment case.
There were also behind-the-scenes political activities within the ruling Congress last month, with a few Ministers in the Siddaramaiah Cabinet holding closed door meetings, fueling speculation about leadership change. But such activities came to a halt following instructions from the party high command.
Stating that the stand of the Congress government and the Chief Minister on the Waqf issue and their conduct are being questioned by people and farmers of the state, Vijayendra said they should have responded to trouble faced by farmers.
"But, under the CM's insistence, Zameer Ahmed Khan (Waqf Minister) has taken the lead in robbing land from farmers, its implications will be felt in by-polls," he said.
People of the state are questioning the CM's "anti-farmer attitude", the conspiracy to loot the lands and properties of Mutts, and the "anti-Hindu behaviour" of this government, he further said. "All of this will become a curse for the Congress government and people will turn against them. Let there be no doubts."
Vijayendra expressed confidence about BJP winning in Sandur and Shiggaon Assembly segments, and its alliance partner JD(S) emerging victorious in Channapatna. The three segments will go for by-polls on November 13.
"The Chief Minister and Ministers are somewhat aware that Congress will lose all the three segments..." he claimed.
