Bengaluru: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has called for stronger technology partnerships between India and Poland, highlighting opportunities for companies from both countries across artificial intelligence (AI), digital products and space technology, ANI reported on Friday.
"Now it is time to translate these declarations into joint ventures," Tusk said, addressing the India-Poland Business Forum in Bengaluru, according to The Hindu BusinessLine. He said the strategic partnership between the two countries should translate into joint ventures and called for greater technological cooperation to strengthen both economies and help them access global markets.
AI, digital and space on the table
"We see an opportunity for partnerships in which Polish and Indian companies combine their research and development teams, technologies, and capital to jointly introduce new digital products to the market," Tusk said, according to ANI. He said the two countries could jointly develop AI systems for manufacturing, automation, data analysis, diagnostics and infrastructure management, and create tools for small and medium-sized enterprises that often lack their own research capabilities. He also called for stronger collaboration between universities and research institutions in machine learning, data analysis and the safe use of AI.
On space, Tusk said Polish space sector companies are already finding partners in India for joint technology development in satellite components, earth observation, navigation, software, data analytics, space security and dual-use solutions, ANI reported. "This place (Bengaluru) shows how investing in people, knowledge, and entrepreneurship can change the position of the entire economy," he added, according to The Hindu BusinessLine.
Karnataka pitches for Polish investment
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar invited Poland to participate as a country partner in the state's Global Investors Meet 2027, ANI reported via LatestLY. He welcomed the TZMO Group's proposed investment of approximately Rs 80 crore in the KIADB Vemgal Industrial Area in Kolar district, spread across five acres, with the potential to generate around 1,000 jobs and introduce the manufacture of smart adult incontinence pads in India for the first time, as per the release cited by ANI.
Tusk's Bengaluru outreach came a day after his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, where the two leaders set a target of doubling bilateral trade by 2030 and agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, space and nuclear energy — developments Awaaz Punjab reported on Thursday.