Kochi, July 26 -- Kerala has the potential to emerge as a leader at the national-level technological initiatives focused on India's SDGs (sustainable development goals), experts said at Kerala Innovation Festival (KIF 2025) today.

Such a surge can happen if the state goes ahead with its imaginative measures and strengthens its capacity to guard against risks, they noted at a session at the July 25-26 KIF organised by the Kerala Startup Mission's (KSUM) in suburban Kalamassery.

Addressing delegates at the roundtable on 'Leadership Lessons in Sustainable Development of Kerala', former bureaucrat Dr Lida Jacob stressed the need for formulating new ideas and perspectives while accepting challenges to implement changes when it came to achievin...