STPI and IIT BHU hold a Tech Conclave on artificial intelligence for health and assistive technologies

18 October 2026

Software Technology Parks of India, a science and technology organisation under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, organised a Tech Conclave on 'AI for Health & Assistive Technologies'.
It was held jointly with the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship of IIT BHU at Varanasi.
The keynote address was delivered by S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
Arvind Kumar, Director General of STPI, and Amit Patra, Director of IIT BHU, delivered special addresses.
The Secretary listed disease screening, medical diagnostics, remote ICU monitoring and AI-assisted surgical planning as areas where artificial intelligence can improve healthcare.
The programme brought together government representatives, academics, healthcare professionals and startups.