External Affairs Minister Jaishankar to participate in 6th edition of ‘Global Tech Summit 2021’

Why in news?

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the 6th edition of Global Technology Summit 2021.

About the 6th edition of Global Technology Summit (GTS)

• It discussed various topics including cryptocurrencies, encryption, vaccine supply chains, cloud computing, green technology, digital payments, cyber security, and science & tech cooperation in the Quad.
• According to the MEA statement, this year the Summit is organized in a hybrid format but due to the exceptional circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, physical attendance is on an invite-basis only.
• Global Technology Summit is the flagship event on geotechnology, held annually since 2016.
• It is jointly organized 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 the 2021 Global Technology Summit is ‘Global Meets Local’.