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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates UK-Tech Summit 2016 Make-In-India
'Make in India', 'Digital India' programmes focused at India-UK Tech Summit 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates UK Tech Summit 2016 today for ‘India-UK Year of Education, Research and Innovation’.
He welcomes UK Prime Minister Theresa May at the summit and thanked her for making first bilateral trip beyond UK’s Neighbourhood.
United Kingdom and India to work together for technological advancements for defining the knowledge of the economy.
The summit also focuses on creating opportunities in trade and commerce by scientific strengths and technology.
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The UK Tech Summit aims at strengthening strategic partnership for mutual gains based on scientific knowledge and technology.
UK to also collaborate ‘Digital India’ programme and other government schemes.
The theme for this summit is advanced manufacturing, biomedical devices, design, innovation etc.
