Karna govt intends to strengthen edu institutions to make them

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister C N Ashwath Narayan on Tuesday said the government intends to strengthen educational institutions in the state so that they drive innovation.

"Today we are seeing most of these (technology based innovations) are driven by the industry. Actually, it should be other way round. It should have been driven by the institutions.

Since the institutions have not grown very strong, the industry is leading the initiative," he said.

Narayan, who holds the portfolio of higher education and IT and BT, was speaking at a press conference to announce the three-day Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS-2019), starting from November 18.

In the days to come, Narayan said, the government wants to strengthen institutions so that they can drive innovation and come up with out-of-the-box ideas.

He said the state government was trying its best to facilitate the industry to thrive and connect to various countries in terms of global innovation alliance, helpdecide the legal ..