Bengaluru’s District I A new heart of Indian Innovation
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The video introduces District I, India’s newest and ambitious innovation hub located at Bengaluru’s airport city. It is a 28 million sq ft project aimed at making India a global center for deep tech innovation focusing on AI, quantum computing, blockchain, space tech, aerospace, telecom, and defense. Backed by Karnataka government, BCL, and ANSR, District I integrates startups, global capability centers, academia, VCs, accelerators, and public institutions. It serves as a launchpad for startups and a commercialization hub for research, aiming to shift the mindset from job seekers to job creators. Strategically located inside Bangalore airport city, it is smart, sustainable, renewable-energy powered, and aligned with UN SDGs. It already features a 3D printing hub and India’s central cloud kitchen. The focus areas are aerospace and defense, smart cities, space and quantum tech, BFSI, retail, and telecom. Officials highlight Bengaluru’s reinforced role in shaping India’s tech future. This project targets creating India’s first airport-driven innovation economy, where ideas take off as fast as planes. The video also promotes Cipher 2025, India’s largest AI expo in Bengaluru from September 17-19.