Sonam Motwani at Mysuru Big Tech Show 2025 – Shaping the Future of ESDM in India
The Mysuru Big Tech Show 2025, hosted by the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) at STPI Mysuru on July 3, 2025, brought together leading voices from India’s technology and manufacturing ecosystem to explore how Mysuru can emerge as a competitive hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM).
Building Mysuru’s ESDM Potential
Our Founder & CEO, Sonam Motwani, joined an industry panel to discuss the city’s role in strengthening India’s electronics manufacturing landscape. Representing Karkhana.io, she shared insights drawn from our work in enabling scalable, integrated manufacturing systems across the EV, energy, and electronics sectors.
Sonam emphasized that India’s hardware evolution depends on integration — not replication — and that the future belongs to companies capable of owning the entire product journey from design to build.
Key Insights from the Discussion
Beyond Assembly: India’s ESDM growth story must go beyond PCBA and focus on developing full box-build capabilities that support complete product integration.
Building for Ownership: Transitioning from assembly to innovation requires OEMs to adopt ODM models and invest in building homegrown IP.
True Indigenisation: Localization must move past SKD assembly toward cultivating ecosystems built around the product itself, driving self-reliance and innovation at scale.
Looking Ahead
As India positions itself as a global manufacturing hub, Mysuru has the opportunity to become a center for integrated, innovation-led ESDM. At Karkhana.io, we remain committed to supporting OEMs and startups in accelerating this transformation through agile, end-to-end manufacturing solutions.