Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) recently organised the regional initiative “West Tech Summit 2014 – Technology Summit & Platform” from August 20-21, 2014 at Hyatt Regency in Pune, with Government of Maharashtra as Partner State and MIDC as a supporting organisation.
The focus of the summit was on sectors such as industrial and automotive manufacturing, defence, IT & ITES and agriculture. Speaking during the inaugural session, Chetan Tamboli, chairman, CII (WR) and chairman & MD, Steelcast said, “Technology plays a key role in finding appropriate solutions to challenges. At the same time, it also plays a major role in economic growth and employment generation. India’s priority should be to build a technology sustainable future. With India’s edge in terms of human capital, knowledge, technological genius, and a sense of social responsibility, there is every opportunity for this to happen”.