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British PM Johnson to address Global Technology Summit hosted by Ministry of External Affairs

Organised since 2016 by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India, the Global Technology Summit convenes policymakers and domain experts to discuss policy aspects of trending technology topics

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will deliver a virtual address on the opening day of the Global Technology Summit, the flagship annual event on geotechnology, on Tuesday.

Organised since 2016 by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India, the summit convenes policymakers and domain experts to discuss policy aspects of trending technology topics.

The theme of this year's three-day summit being organised in a hybrid format due to the Covid-19 pandemic is 'Global Meets Local'.

Over the course of three days during the sixth edition of the summit, the experts will discuss diverse topics on emerging technology including the cryptocurrencies, encryption, vaccine supply chains, cloud computing, green technology, digital payments, cyber security, and science and tech cooperation in the Quad, etc.

In one of the sessions, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be in conversation with C Raja Mohan, Director at ISAS, National University of Singapore.

The Summit will also see participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Minister for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and Minister for Women and Equalities of UK.

France's Minister of State for the Digital Transition and Electronic Communication, and Deputy Minister of Information and Communications of Vietnam are also scheduled to address the summit which will have over 50 sessions with more than 100 speakers.

Some notable industry leaders and domain experts from well-known tech companies and over 2500 participants from all around the globe will also participate in the summit.

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