Rural innovators to be highlighted in global tech summit in city

BENGALURU: From an inventor from Kalaburgi who has built a low-cost ovarian cancer detection device to a school student who has prepared bio-briquettes made from agricultural waste, varied innovators from rural and small towns of the state and across the country will be featured at a global tech event in the city to take place from November 16 to 18.

The event is part of the first edition of the three-day Bengaluru Global Summit of the state government. The government has joined hands with the Maker Faire Bengaluru (MFB), presented by Workbench Projects, a makerspace in the city.

Pavan Kumar, Founder/ CEO of Workbench Projects and Lead Organiser of the faire says that the summit will feature the “unsung maker heroes from remote parts of Karnataka” as well as biggies of the world of tech and policy such as Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog and Dale Doughetry Founder-CEO of Maker Media together, along with think tanks, entrepreneurs, engineers, crafters, educators, hobbyists, authors, artists and students.

A statement from the organisers highlights that the event is on the lookout for innovative projects that espouse the do-it-yourself spirit that ranges from farming gadgets, hydroponics to homegrown drones and whimsical creations “As an independently produced celebration of local ‘maker’ culture, MFB team has travelled across Karnataka and a few maker community-promising cities (both Tier I and II) to bring out hidden makers to participate at the event,” the statement adds. With the theme to ‘Ideate, Innovate, Invent’, the Bengaluru Technology Summit will offer a platform for ‘makers’ to showcase projects and share their experiences and learnings with an international audience.

Anupama Gowda Co-Founder, Workbench Projects and curator of the Faire shared that the event is packed with 100 plus maker exhibits, keynote address, plenaries, flash talks by field specialists, over 30 workshops, installations.