India, Sept. 22 -- Deep technologies are no longer just limited to proof-of-concepts and are widely being used across various industries in India. The COVID-19 pandemic has further pushed the usage of deep technologies and has now brought them to the mainstream. In the same spirit, Prof S Sadagopan, Director, IIIT Bangalore, who was the Chairperson of the DQ Deep Tech virtual event held on 16 September 2020, says that now is the time to take a step back and take a look at things holistically.

"We need to divide our responsibilities as far as Deep Tech is concerned, and not duplicate efforts. The science and technology institutes need to focus on research, which would require significantly large investments. Therefore, the Government need...