Bengaluru, Jan 6 (PTI) Karnataka Minister N S Boseraju on Tuesday stated a high-level delegation from Malaysia’s Penang has expressed eager curiosity in partnering with the state authorities for the development of quantum technology.
Quantum technology attracts on the ideas of quantum mechanics and allows new methods of processing data.
The state science and technology minister shared the data after assembly the delegation, led by Penang Deputy Chief Minister Jagdeep Singh Deo, at Vikas Soudha earlier within the day.
Following the discussions, Deo prolonged an official invitation to Boseraju to go to Malaysia and Penang, officers stated.
According to an announcement, Boseraju, through the interplay, highlighted Karnataka’s improvements within the minor irrigation sector and its ‘waste to wealth’ initiatives, together with the KC Valley (Koramangala-Challaghatta) and HN Valley (Hebbal-Nagawara) tasks.
The KC Valley venture is a state authorities initiative that makes use of secondary handled wastewater from Bengaluru’s sewage crops to replenish rain-fed tanks and recharge groundwater within the drought-prone Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts.
The HN Valley venture is the same initiative that makes use of handled wastewater from Bengaluru to replenish lakes and recharge groundwater in Chikkaballapur and Bengaluru Urban and Rural districts.
“By treating sewage water and filling tanks in drought-prone districts, we have recharged groundwater levels and supported agriculture. This is a model of sustainable development,” Boseraju instructed the delegation.
Deo appreciated the Karnataka authorities’s initiatives in science and technology and elaborated on Penang’s development mannequin.
“Though Penang is geographically small, it has emerged as a global powerhouse in the semiconductor sector. The primary reason for this success is strong industry–research collaboration, in which Penang University has played a key role,” he stated.
Deo defined how the college helped construct a analysis ecosystem that instantly helps trade, and urged increasing such collaboration between Karnataka and Penang.
The invitation to Boseraju features a go to to Penang’s college analysis amenities and its semiconductor ecosystem to raised perceive the collaborative framework and to finalise a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on human useful resource development.
The minister’s workplace stated each leaders famous that whereas Bengaluru is on the forefront of the electronics sector, Penang is witnessing fast progress within the semiconductor trade.
They agreed that synergy between the 2 ecosystems would create important alternatives for each areas.
The Penang delegation additionally recommended the state authorities’s efforts to nurture quantum technology and promote scientific mood among the many youth.
Significantly, the delegation expressed curiosity in changing into a part of Karnataka’s ‘quantum motion plan’.
The key parts of the plan embrace integrating quantum schooling at varied ranges of the tutorial ecosystem. It additionally envisages the institution of cutting-edge analysis infrastructure in collaboration with establishments such because the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
The plan proposes offering focused help to startups and industries working in quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum cryptography. It additionally consists of drafting applicable insurance policies and regulatory frameworks for the sector.
Welcoming the proposal, Boseraju stated, “Our government is open to collaboration with Penang, often referred to as the ‘Silicon Valley of the East’. This partnership will complement the technological growth of both regions.”