India, July 23 -- Covid19 on one hand has brought loss and suffering but on the other hand has unleashed the power of innovation. Covid19 has also demonstrated the importance of innovation for human survival and that it is the only ammunition available in a crisis. "The ability to innovate and the speed with which we do determines the possibility of overcoming the challenge," says Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM addressing a session DeepTech Mission Critical Innovations at Dataquest Digital Leadership Conclave.

Ghosh reminds that as we battle the pandemic there are looming crisis ahead: Climate change, basic access to education, healthcare, eradicate hunger, etc. And emerging technologies like AI, robotics, quantum is giving us the abi...