Current Time frame is critical for INDIA to establish strong foothold in the emerging opportunity of Developing and producing value-added and innovative Products, coupled with Applications and Services for addressing Sustainability within India and across the globe.

To transform the planet habitable for the future generations, the environment, energy, water, health, and awareness of impending unsustainability are of primary concern.

This requires making available the products and services which are cost effective and affordable. The “Silicon Age” for the past half-a-century provided continuous scaling of electronic functions at progressively reduced energy, cost with performance enhancements. Such progression will evolve into flexible and 2D forms with further enhancements in attributes, scalability and affordability at lower energy consumption and enhanced performance.

With progressive integration of modern electronics with software and core sciences ushered the era of IOTs, Smart Phones, Robotics, Drones, security, health, environment and early applications of Artificial Intelligence. Thus, we are provided with AI-enriched electronics services applied in Health, Weather Prediction and Autonomous Transport. Unfortunately, India’s share of this prosperity is marginal at best.

India continues to remain a significant consumer and a major market place for the nations who innovated and participated in the development of the current technology revolution.

We are at a unique juncture to alter the current status of India from a consumer nation of hi-tech products to a producing nation.

In this back drop, the application of technology would be virtually all-encompassing. This new phase of technology especially in sensor, chips, material, manufacturing, computation etc. would have capacity to address most aspects of life and sustainability for our planet and beyond. We have mentioned earlier the sustainability concerns of our environment, energy issues, air and water pollution, interconnected health, communications and transport challenges etc., to name a few.

At the same time, India is in an enviable position with the capacity of providing millions of talented young men and women in arts, science, technology, commerce and management to enable India to become a major producer, enabler, and leader among nations in this new field of integrated electronics. Thus, India could be poised to provide innovative solutions for global sustainability challenges and significantly boost her productivity and prosperity.