National Technology Day, observed on 11th May every year, is celebrated to commemorate the successful nuclear test at Pokhran in the Indian state of Rajasthan in 1998 and mark significant achievements in science and technology, emphasizing its pivotal role in solidifying the nation’s position as a global leader in technological innovation.
National Technology Day 2026: Here’s what some industry experts say:
Sooraj Balakrishnan, Associate Director & Head of Marketing, Acer India
“National Technology Day reminds us that innovation must serve a larger purpose, while celebrating India’s technological progress and spirit of self-reliance. The theme ‘Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Growth’ reminds the need to build technology that is advanced, yet accessible and equitable. At Acer India, we believe true progress lies in bridging digital divides and empowering communities through purposeful innovation. As technology reshapes every aspect of life, responsibility must remain central, ensuring solutions are scalable, sustainable, and inclusive. The real impact of innovation will be measured not just by what we create, but by how many lives we uplift.”- Sooraj Balakrishnan, Associate Director & Head of Marketing, Acer India.
Ranga Jagannath, Senior Director – Growth, Agora
“India’s digital ecosystem is entering a phase where responsiveness is becoming as important as reach. Whether it is a customer resolving a query instantly, a patient accessing remote consultation, or a user navigating services in their preferred language, expectations have shifted toward interactions that are immediate, reliable, and intuitive. AI is playing a central role in enabling this shift, but it also brings governance, security, and accountability into sharper focus as these systems become deeply embedded in everyday use.
The challenge is to ensure these systems work reliably and fairly at scale. Concerns around accuracy, bias, and misuse are becoming more visible, especially in a diverse environment where connectivity, device capability, and digital literacy vary widely. This makes it critical to build systems that are secure, transparent, and consistent in performance.
At Agora, we see Conversational and Voice AI becoming foundational to how people engage with businesses, services, and digital platforms. From enabling real-time multilingual interactions to powering intelligent, context-aware experiences that feel natural and intuitive, these technologies are reshaping communication at scale. Our real-time engagement and AI capabilities are designed with reliability, low latency, security, and trust at their core, ensuring meaningful and inclusive interactions across diverse user environments. On National Technology Day, it is important to recognise that technology delivers the greatest impact when it enhances human connection, expands accessibility, and works seamlessly for the people it is designed to serve.”
Sandip Weling, Whole-time Director and Chief Business Officer, Global Retail, Aptech Limited
“National Technology Day highlights the growing need to make technology impactful, accessible, responsible, and industry relevant. India’s rapidly expanding creator economy, with roughly 2 million+ creators influencing more than USD 350 billion in consumer spending, reflects how technology is opening new-age career and entrepreneurship opportunities for young talent. At the same time, government initiatives such as the introduction of AVGC labs across schools and institutions are helping build a stronger future-ready talent pipeline for the creative careers. As AI continues to transform content creation, animation, and storytelling, it is crucial to promote responsible innovation by encouraging originality, intellectual property rights, and creating greater awareness around security and copyright practices. Through our training brands, Aptech is focused on strengthening industry-integrated learning, expanding access to emerging technology education, and preparing students with future-ready skills across AI, AVGC-XR, virtual production, and creator-led industries. Our aim is to bridge the gap between education and employability while contributing to a more responsible, innovation-driven, and globally competitive creative ecosystem.” – Sandip Weling, Whole-time Director and Chief Business Officer, Global Retail, Aptech Limited.
Vinod Babu Bollikonda, Managing Director & Group CEO, Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Limited
“On National Technology Day, the focus must shift from simply advancing technology to using it responsibly. With AI and digital systems shaping real-world outcomes, prioritising ethical use, efficiency, and sustainability is no longer optional, it is essential to building trust and lasting impact. This also means ensuring data privacy, reducing bias in AI systems, and building transparency into how technology operates. At Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Limited, this translates into building solutions that are not only high-performing but also accountable and inclusive, ensuring technology drives meaningful and equitable growth. At the core of our approach is a simple belief: performance and responsibility must go hand in hand, because at India’s scale, trust will be the true measure of technological success.” – Vinod Babu Bollikonda, Managing Director & Group CEO, Blue Cloud Softech Solutions Limited.
Arif Khan, India Sales Director, Colt DCS
“Digital infrastructure is no longer a support function; it is becoming the core architecture on which economic growth, industrial competitiveness, and AI capability will depend for decades. Nations that approach it with long-term strategic intent, grounded in energy efficiency, resilience, and sovereign control, will retain the flexibility to shape their futures, while those that treat it as a procurement exercise risk embedding structural dependencies.The acceleration of AI has made data infrastructure a strategic asset. For India, the focus must be on expanding capacity in alignment with domestic realities such as energy availability, resource constraints, and development priorities. The strength of a digital economy will increasingly reflect how well these fundamentals are integrated into infrastructure decisions. Self-reliance in technology is the ability to make independent, informed choices at scale, built through depth of capability rather than isolation. This calls for a disciplined approach to trade-offs, ensuring that digital expansion does not strain energy systems or compromise long-term growth. Sustainable digital infrastructure is therefore a strategic imperative, with outcomes defined by the quality and durability of decisions taken today.” Arif Khan, India Sales Director, Colt DCS.
Prasad Panchagnula – MD & Chief Business Officer at Embark
“GCCs have moved decisively from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale adoption, with centres now investing in Agentic AI and a growing number establishing dedicated innovation teams to globalise ideas. That signals a clear shift in capability.
However, capability alone does not equate to responsibility. As organisations scale AI, the real challenge is no longer deployment, but clarity and understanding where AI is creating measurable value, how it is being used across workflows, and whether it is being governed effectively. Responsible AI 2.0 demands transparency, governance, and ethical assurance through continuous validation and the ability to connect AI activity to business outcomes.
The most successful GCCs today are moving towards hybrid agentic operating models, where human expertise and autonomous systems work in tandem. In these environments, human teams define strategic intent, establish guardrails, and ensure accountability, while AI drives execution at scale. Getting that balance right, across geographies, functions, and evolving use cases is where India’s GCCs are being truly tested. At Embark, we believe responsible innovation must be engineered into the system from the outset. When we build GCCs, we integrate technology, governance, and measurement into a single operating framework as inclusive growth will not come from access to AI alone, but from the ability to scale it responsibly, transparently, and with clear impact.”- Prasad Panchagnula – MD & Chief Business Officer at Embark
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Vikrant Payal, Senior Director, SaaS Operations and Engineering, Epsilon
“This National Technology Day, we reflect on how the last few years have drastically reduced friction in the journey from development to deployment. At the same time, AI has empowered business users to demand more and demand it faster.
In such a frictionless system, risk does not disappear. It multiplies. The only way to avoid chaos and ‘death at prototype’ is maintaining a sharp focus on the purpose and intended value of the solution. We have replaced friction with feedback. Fast intentional feedback has been our compass, helping us turn velocity into value.
This is a fundamental shift from the traditional SDLC. We now build in constant dialogue with our users, learning early, correcting quickly, and staying relentlessly focused on purpose. This is not simply a faster software lifecycle, but something more powerful, a continuously active business enablement lifecycle, always learning, always evolving.
This is not a phase or a methodology. It is a mindset. And it defines how we will continue to build meaningful technology in an AI first world.”
Tushad Talati, Director – Brand & Communication at Epson India Pvt. Ltd.
“As businesses increasingly prioritise responsible and energy efficient operations, sustainability is becoming a key driver of technology innovation. At Epson, this philosophy is reflected in our solutions that are engineered to deliver high performance while minimising the environmental impact. For instance, Epson’s proprietary Heat-Free Technology consumes significantly less power compared to conventional laser printing technology, transforming the way people print at home and in offices and has helped Epson becoming India’s No.1 Inkjet printer brand. Beyond home and office printing, Epson’s digital printing technologies are enabling industries such as textiles and labels to adopt more sustainable production practices through on-demand printing, reduced water consumption and lower material wastage, while improving overall operational efficiency without compromising on quality. Going forward, we remain committed to developing technologies that help businesses achieve productivity and sustainability goals together.”
Piyush Jha, Group Vice President and Head – APAC, GlobalLogic
“As AI moves from digital interfaces into the physical world, responsible innovation is no longer optional; it becomes foundational. This year’s National Technology Day marks a decisive inflection point for India, where the conversation is rapidly shifting from capability to control. The emergence of advanced systems, including vulnerability-discovery models, has underscored the real risks of AI operating on legacy and mission-critical infrastructure, accelerating the need for stronger guardrails, regulatory oversight, and industry-wide governance frameworks.
As physical and agentic AI begin to interact with real-world systems, the convergence of software, data, and machines introduces new dimensions of risk, ranging from systemic failures to amplified vulnerabilities at scale. This demands that governance is not layered on after deployment, but engineered into the core through secure architectures, real-time observability, and accountable AI frameworks.At GlobalLogic, we have been building and scaling AI long before it became mainstream, embedding intelligence deep into engineering, platforms, and real-world systems. Today, with over 75 AI-powered solutions, 200+ AI-enabled client engagements, and nearly half of our business augmented by AI, our focus is on engineering differentiation that translates into real-world impact. Equally, we are investing in transforming talent at scale through platforms like GLX, driving over a million learning hours and delivering measurable gains of 10–30% across efficiency, cost, and retention through AI-led skilling. For us, the future of innovation will not just be defined by how intelligent systems become, but by how responsibly they are engineered, ensuring AI moves from insight to action in a way that is safe, resilient, and trusted by design.”Piyush Jha, Group Vice President and Head – APAC, GlobalLogic.
Yashas Khoday, Co-Founder and CPO, FYERS
“National Technology Day is a reminder that the next phase of India’s financial evolution will not be driven by access alone, but by capability. Over the last few years, millions of Indians have entered the markets. But participation without powerful technology creates an uneven playing field. For a long time, institutional grade trading platforms and infrastructure remained accessible only to a small segment of the market. At FYERS, we believe serious retail traders deserve the same quality of technology as institutions. Responsible innovation, in our world, means building systems that traders can trust during the most demanding market conditions whether it is expiry-day volatility, high-volume sessions, or strategy automation at scale.The real opportunity for Indian fintech now is not just bringing more people into the markets, but empowering them with better tools, better infrastructure, and greater control over their financial decisions.” – Yashas Khoday, Co-Founder and CPO, FYERS
Sachin Panicker- Chief AI Officer, Fulcrum Digital
“National Technology Day is an opportunity to reflect not just on how far we have come in innovation, but on how responsibly we are shaping the next phase of technological progress. In today’s AI-first world, technology is no longer an enabler on the sidelines, it is core infrastructure powering how enterprises operate, make decisions and deliver value.As organisations accelerate adoption of AI, data and cloud, the conversation must evolve from innovation to accountability. Building intelligent systems at scale requires equal focus on governance, trust and safety. The real challenge is not deploying AI, but ensuring it is reliable, explainable and aligned with business and societal outcomes. At the same time, cybersecurity is no longer a support function, it is a business imperative. AI-driven threats are reshaping enterprise risk, making resilience and proactive defence critical to sustaining digital growth.We are also seeing a shift from traditional digital transformation to intelligent, autonomous operations, where systems are not just automated but adaptive. The organisations that will lead in this next phase are those that treat technology not just as a tool for efficiency, but as a foundation for responsible, resilient and future-ready growth.” –Sachin Panicker- Chief AI Officer, Fulcrum Digital
Sivakumar Ekambaram, India Site Leader, GoTo
“Responsible innovation is no longer about what we build, but who it truly reaches and enables. In a market as diverse as India, technology must be designed to include, not exclude. That calls for solutions that are simple to adopt, secure by design, and accessible to businesses at every stage of their digital journey.
At GoTo, we are seeing AI move from experimentation to everyday utility. When applied thoughtfully, AI can take on repetitive IT tasks, speed up issue resolution, and help teams stay focused on higher-value work. The real impact lies in making these capabilities intuitive and reliable, so they support both technical and non-technical users without adding complexity.
Cloud communications and IT support have become the foundation of distributed work. As organizations scale across locations, the focus must remain on reducing friction and strengthening trust. Inclusive growth will come from ensuring that advances in AI and cloud technology translate into tangible improvements in how people work, collaborate, and stay productive.”
Ashish Tandon, Founder & CEO, Indusface
“Every National Technology Day, we tell ourselves a familiar story. Indian tech is at an inflection point, AI will disrupt everything, the future belongs to the bold. The story I’d rather tell is more specific. AI is going to create more digital doorways into businesses in the next three years than the internet did in its first twenty. Every agent, every API, every automated workflow is a new way for hackers to get in. Companies like OpenAI and Anthropic will ship the models. Someone has to make sure enterprises can deploy them without handing attackers the keys. That isn’t a constraint on innovation. It’s the precondition for it. The Indian technology firms that understand this won’t just survive the AI shift. They’ll define the category that comes out of it: security and trust, delivered at machine speed.” Ashish Tandon, Founder & CEO, Indusface.
Girish Hirde, Global Delivery Head at InfoVision
“Today, technology has reached a stage where its true test is not in what it can do, but in what it chooses to solve. At InfoVision, the belief is that intelligence without direction only amplifies noise, while intelligence guided by intent reshapes industries. Artificial intelligence, cloud, and data are no longer instruments of efficiency, they are instruments of judgment, influencing how enterprises perceive risk, opportunity, and growth. The difference now lies in the discipline to ask better questions before building faster answers. On this National Technology Day, our focus should be on building systems that make decisions traceable, outcomes predictable, and value impossible to ignore.” – said Girish Hirde, Global Delivery Head at InfoVision.
Dr. Preet Sandhu, Founder, AVPL International & Promoter, iQuantara
“On National Technology Day, India’s technology narrative is clearly shifting from software strength to deep tech leadership. The real opportunity lies in the convergence of AI, drones, and semiconductors – sectors that are not only driving innovation but also defining national capability. While rapid advancements in drones and AI signal strong momentum, their long-term scalability will depend on building a resilient, indigenous semiconductor ecosystem. For India, tech sovereignty is not just about innovation, but about owning the entire value chain. The focus now must be on enabling startups with patient capital, strengthening R&D, and ensuring consistent policy execution to turn this $100 billion opportunity into a sustainable global advantage.” – Dr. Preet Sandhu, Founder, AVPL International & Promoter, iQuantara.
S K Venkataraghavan, Director of Solutions and Services Group (SSG), Lenovo India, Lenovo
“This National Technology Day, we celebrate not just India’s technological legacy, but the momentum of a nation actively shaping the AI era. India is at a decisive point in its AI-led techade, which is moving faster and cutting deeper. The Lenovo CIO Playbook 2026 reveals that 99% of Indian enterprises plan to increase their AI investments over the next 12 months, with budgets growing at the fastest pace across Asia Pacific. That is not an incremental shift, it is a supercycle in motion. What makes this moment especially significant is the nature of the change: AI is no longer being piloted, it is being industrialized. Enterprises across manufacturing, retail, sports and other sectors are moving from experimentation to full-scale production, prioritizing real outcomes over proof-of-concepts. With nearly three dollars expected in return for every dollar invested, AI is fast becoming core business infrastructure. At Lenovo, our ‘Smarter AI for All’ vision is grounded in the commitment that this technology must be accessible, responsible, and outcome-driven, for every enterprise and every individual. Our full-stack Hybrid AI portfolio, including Lenovo Agentic AI and the Lenovo xIQ platform, delivers the end-to-end lifecycle capabilities enterprises need to build intelligent workflows, automate decisions, and achieve tangible operational results. With its engineering depth, expanding digital infrastructure, and a builder’s hunger for innovation, India is uniquely positioned to democratize AI for the real world as an architect of this shift. Lenovo is a committed partner in that journey.” – S K Venkataraghavan, Director of Solutions and Services Group (SSG), Lenovo India, Lenovo
Srinivas Shekar, CEO and Founder, Pantherun Technologies
“National Technology Day 2026 is a reminder that India’s next phase of innovation will depend on the strength of the infrastructure behind it. This year’s theme also reinforces the need to build technologies that are resilient, scalable, and ready for real-world use. Sectors such as logistics, manufacturing, mobility, and urban infrastructure already depend on connected systems that must deliver speed, uptime, interoperability, and security at scale.
Rising data traffic and increased dependence on digital systems are putting greater pressure on infrastructure. Persistent challenges around latency, fragmented networks, and energy demand will shape how technology gets deployed across industries. The focus has to be on infrastructure that performs consistently under real operating conditions and supports long-term growth.
India’s progress in technology is already visible across sectors, driven by strong engineering capability and large-scale deployments. Sustaining this momentum will require infrastructure to be treated as a core part of innovation, not an afterthought. The next chapter of growth will come from systems that are secure, adaptable, efficient, and built to work together at scale.”
Narendra Sen (Founder & CEO, RackBank & NeevCloud)
“AI is the new electricity and India is building the power grid for it. With landmark initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission, a forward-looking data localisation framework, and policy environment that are actively enabling digital self-reliance where India stands at a truly defining moment in its technology journey. But ambition alone does not build a digital economy, infrastructure does. Data centres are no longer just facilities, they are the backbone of our AI future, determining the pace, scale, and sovereignty of everything we build. As enterprises and government bodies accelerate cloud adoption and AI workloads, the readiness of our homegrown infrastructure will determine how fast and how far India can go. We are proud to be part of this national mission, investing in hyperscale, sovereign infrastructure that keeps India’s data, compute, and innovation within its own borders. Bridging India’s infrastructure gap is not just a business opportunity, it is a national responsibility. On National Technology Day, I am confident of one thing that India will not just adopt AI, India will own it.”
Varun Babbar, VP and India MD, Qlik
“As India accelerates its AI ambitions, one of the key differentiators will be trusted, context-aware, and actionable data. Enterprises today face challenges not because AI capabilities are lacking, but because their data remains fragmented, difficult to access, or disconnected from the business context needed to drive confident decision-making. Qlik helps organizations make more informed decisions while maintaining accountability and compliance by enabling unified access to data that can be trusted, governed, and acted on with confidence. Building on that foundation, India’s growth story will also depend on ensuring the next generation is equipped to participate in it. Qlik’s Academic Program bridges that gap by equipping students and early-career professionals with practical data literacy and analytical skills for the evolving digital economy. As India marks National Technology Day, initiatives like these will play an important role in ensuring that more people can contribute to and benefit from — the country’s AI-led growth.” – Varun Babbar, VP and India MD, Qlik
Milind Shah, Managing Director, Randstad Digital India
“National Technology Day is an opportunity to recognise the strength of India’s technological achievements, while also focusing on execution capacity as ambition begins to outpace the availability of specialised talent. India is on track to become one of the world’s largest digital infrastructure markets within this decade, supported by sustained investments, policy momentum, and accelerating demand. What now requires equal emphasis is the depth, quality, and readiness of the talent pipeline. AI, cloud, and advanced digital infrastructure rely on highly skilled engineers, architects, and operators capable of managing complex, rapidly evolving environments. Many of these roles have emerged only recently, making workforce readiness a strategic priority rather than a secondary consideration. Addressing this gap will require coordinated action across industry, academia, and policy frameworks to build both scale and specialisation. The long-term success of India’s technology ambitions will be determined not just by the infrastructure it creates, but by the capability of the people who design, operate, and sustain it. The next phase of progress will depend on how effectively we invest in building this human capital at pace and at scale.”– Milind Shah, Managing Director, Randstad Digital India.
Rajiv C Mody, CMD & CEO, Sasken Technologies
“India’s technology moment will not be defined by how much we build, but by how intelligently and inclusively we deploy it. As AI, semiconductors, and connected systems converge, the real opportunity lies in engineering outcomes, not just outputs.
At Sasken, our ‘chip-to-cognition’ approach is rooted in this belief, bringing together silicon, software, and intelligence to create systems that are not only advanced, but also relevant to real-world challenges. Whether it is enabling smarter mobility or more resilient communication networks, the focus must shift from isolated innovation to integrated impact.
As the pace of technological advancement accelerates globally, the industry’s responsibility is to ensure that innovation scales with purpose, secure, contextual, and accessible. Because the true measure of progress will be how effectively technology improves everyday lives at scale.” – Rajiv C Mody, CMD & CEO, Sasken Technologies.
Sunil Sharma, Managing Director & VP – Sales (India & SAARC), Sophos
“National Technology Day is a reminder that India’s digital progress is not just defined by how fast we innovate, but by how securely we scale that innovation. As enterprises accelerate their AI and digital transformation journeys, cybersecurity must be treated as foundational infrastructure- enabling trust, resilience and long-term growth. In an AI-first, hyper-connected world, the threat landscape is evolving rapidly. From deepfakes to automated attacks and AI-driven vulnerability discovery, attackers are operating at unprecedented speed and scale. This requires organisations to move beyond reactive security models and adopt continuous, real-time threat detection and response frameworks. At the same time, identity has emerged as the new perimeter. Securing access, validating trust and ensuring visibility across systems is now critical to enterprise security. The shift we are seeing is from compliance-led approaches to resilience-led strategies—where organisations are not just prepared to defend, but to adapt and recover in real time. As India continues to lead in digital adoption, building secure, resilient and responsible technology ecosystems will be key to sustaining that momentum.”
Pravir Dahiya, CTO, Tata Teleservices
” National Technology Day is a reminder of how innovation continues to redefine the way businesses operate, compete, and grow. Today, technology is no longer just an enabler, it is the foundation of resilience, agility, and long-term competitiveness. As enterprises and MSMEs accelerate adoption of cloud, AI, and digital platforms, the focus is steadily shifting from adoption to meaningful integration where connectivity, intelligence, and security come together to deliver tangible business outcomes.
The next phase of digital transformation will be shaped by how effectively organizations leverage AI, automation, and analytics to simplify operations and enhance decision-making. At the same time, building secure, reliable, and scalable digital infrastructure will remain critical as businesses become increasingly distributed and data driven.
At Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), we see this as an opportunity to enable businesses with integrated digital solutions that drive efficiency, enhance agility, and accelerate growth. Backed by robust network foundation and by bringing together connectivity, cloud, collaboration, and cybersecurity, TTBS is committed to helping enterprises and MSMEs unlock the full potential of technology and contribute meaningfully to India’s evolving digital economy.”
Vishal Rally, Chief Revenue Officer, Tata Teleservices
India’s digital transformation is entering a more mature phase, with the focus shifting from access to technology to delivering tangible business outcomes for MSMEs. Today, small businesses are leveraging digital capabilities not just to stay connected, but to drive growth, improve cash flows, and build stronger customer relationships.
Across markets especially in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, MSMEs are moving from fragmented tools to integrated solutions that deliver measurable impact. Whether it is seamless communication, business continuity, or cloud-led scalability, technology is becoming central to everyday decision-making. Notably, AI is accelerating this shift by simplifying operations through automation, enabling faster interactions, and unlocking greater value from data. At the same time, cybersecurity has become a core business imperative with trust defined by how securely businesses operate. At Tata Tele Business Services (TTBS), we are focused on enabling MSMEs with smart, resilient, and easy-to-adopt digital solutions that simplify complexity and help enterprises scale with confidence.
As we mark National Technology Day, the next phase of transformation will depend on how seamlessly MSMEs can adopt and integrate these technologies. Making solutions intuitive, outcome-driven, and accessible will be key to helping businesses compete and grow in an increasingly connected economy.” –Vishal Rally, Chief Revenue Officer, Tata Teleservices.
Sharda Tickoo, Country Manager for India and SAARC at TrendAI
“On National Technology Day, we celebrate not just what technology can do but how responsibly and inclusively we choose to shape it. India is at a remarkable inflection point and our AI ambitions are bold but ambitions without proper guardrails is vulnerability at scale. Our research tells us that 4 in 5 Indian organisations are deploying AI under pressure, often faster than governance and security can follow. Technology truly transforms when it is secure enough to be trusted, simple enough to be used, and inclusive enough to benefit all. For a nation building critical infrastructure, digitising public services, and positioning itself as a global technology leader, security cannot be an afterthought to AI advancement. It must be the foundation of it. Robust cybersecurity enables sustainable innovation. TrendAI is committed to empowering enterprises and government institutions to build that foundation, ensuring India’s digital transformation is not only ambitious, and inclusive, but resilient and future ready .” Sharda Tickoo, Country Manager for India and SAARC at TrendAI
AS Prasad, Vice President, Product Management, Vertiv
“India crossed a technological threshold in 1998 that quietly changed the trajectory of a nation. Twenty-seven years on, the ambition has scaled, but so has the stakes. The next decade of AI will be won in the infrastructure layer, in the power systems, the cooling architecture, and the data center design decisions being made right now. Vertiv believes in building the critical infrastructure that ensures India’s AI workloads run at the speed and scale the country’s growth demands. National Technology Day is not just a commemoration. It is a checkpoint. And the only question worth asking is whether we are engineering boldly enough for what is coming.”
Venkatesan Vijayaraghavan, Chief Operating Officer, Virtusa Corporation
“On National Technology Day 2026, the theme ‘Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Growth’ places the spotlight on how technology is built, deployed, and scaled across real-world environments. Responsible innovation calls for strong data foundations, secure architecture, and clear governance so that systems are reliable and trusted at scale. Inclusive growth comes from ensuring these systems are designed for widespread, everyday use across industries and user segments. In India, where digital infrastructure and enterprise adoption are advancing rapidly, this balance is becoming critical. At Virtusa, we focus on operationalising AI and platform-led models with this discipline, leveraging platforms such as Virtusa Helio to enable organisations to deliver consistent, measurable outcomes while building technology that performs reliably across enterprise environments.” — Venkatesan Vijayaraghavan, Chief Operating Officer, Virtusa Corporation.
Vara Kumar Namburu, Co-founder, Head of R&D at Whatfix
“As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes a cornerstone of innovation in India, its true value lies in simplifying complexity and enabling smarter workflows. Yet, in today’s enterprise world, the tools designed to enhance productivity often create complexity and digital friction. This disconnect impacts not only efficiency but also employee engagement and organizational momentum, ultimately hindering the very progress technology intends to drive. Our approach centers on Userization, to place the user at the heart of every digital experience. Instead of expecting people to adjust to systems, we build systems that adjust to people. The result is technology that is intuitive, contextual, and truly empowering. As demand for digital expertise grows, so does the need to upskill professionals who can lead this transformation. To meet this need, we have launched Whatfix University to empower professionals with future-ready skills that directly contribute to digital transformation, maximize tool adoption, and drive real business value. On this National Technology Day, we are reminded that real digital transformation does not come from adopting the newest tools but from making those tools work for people. It’s about empowering users, removing friction, and creating technology experiences that feel seamless and supportive.
Sandhya Arun, Chief Technology Officer at Wipro Limited
“National Technology Day is not just a celebration of past achievements of our country, but a promise we make to shape a prosperous future for all. As the adoption of every wave of technology accelerates across enterprises and society, we must embrace the use of responsible innovation to improve the quality of lives of our fellow citizens. At Wipro, technology is the primary engine for both Business Growth and Social Impact.
We are navigating an era of increased technology autonomy, and we believe that humans should remain accountable for the outcomes. Technology is a force multiplier and an accelerator to design and develop human centric solutions. Our strategy is anchored in three principles:
- While leveraging agentic systems for scale, human judgment remains in charge to ensure accuracy, consistency, explainability, safety, security, and alignment with ethical standards.
- Guardrails must be embedded into all platforms, solutions, and delivery processes by proactive design and not as an afterthought.
- Architects of technology must reflect global diversity so that solutions remain equitable” –Sandhya Arun, Chief Technology Officer at Wipro Limited
