Global Technology Summit 2021

Context: In a virtual address at the Global Technology Summit 2021, India's External Affairs Minister said mastering the key domains of technology has now become an expression of power and influence in a world that is more globalised and technology driven.

• He further held that, to foster tech growth, nations must seek more start-ups, supply chains and jobs to be created internally.

About Global Technology Summit 2021

• It is being organised from 14 to 16 December, 2021.
• The theme of the summit is "Global Meets Local".
• the theme aims to look at the changing nature of technology and geopolitics.
• The summit is associated with assessing global effects, and consider the emerging problems.
• The summit is being organised in a hybrid format.
• It invites industry experts, policymakers, scholars, scientists and other stakeholders from across the world to deliberate on three sub-themes. 

These sub-themes are:

1. The Future of Technology: Resilience and Partnerships; 
2. Technology & Innovation: Roadmap to Sustainability and Inclusion; and 
3. Glocalizing Emerging Technologies: Building Digital Capabilities.

Apart from above these year's theme points out to global supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic.

• The summit focuses on national strategies towards globalizing technological systems that balance concerns of national sovereignity with those of global efficiency and innovation.