Kalavaibhava expo from Sep 9th
Newindpress.com
DHARWAD: A 10-day Kalavaibhava industrial exhibition will be organised from September 9 by district administration in association with district industrial centre at the Glass house.
Disclosing this to reporters here on Tuesday, M S Srikar, Deputy Commissioner, said the exhibition aimed at providing suitable platform for small scale industries and self-help groups to popularise their products by displaying them at the exhibition.
It also aimed to bridge the gap between manufacturers of industrial products and consumers by establishing direct link between consumers and manufacturers, he added.
About 80 stalls would be set up – khadi and village industries board would set up 10 stalls, KHDC 2, KSHDC handicrafts 1, Textile Department 1, self- help groups 12, cane and bamboo industries society 4 and Tiny Industries (Women and Artisan) would set up 30 stalls.
Handicraft, Handloom, Khadi, Pottery, cane and bamboo products, garments and other products manufactured by SSIs and SHGs will be on display, he said adding that around 95 participants will display their products.
The exhibition would be inaugurated by District Minister S R Morey, he added.
S B Bommanalli, HQA and others officers were present at the press conference.
Friday, September 09, 2005
North Karnataka to be promoted as information technology destination
North Karnataka to be promoted as information technology destination
The Hindu
BIC Society, a forum to market the region, to be launched today
HUBLI: A voluntary effort to showcase Hubli, Belgaum and Davangere districts as IT destinations in the State will begin on Friday with the launch of a forum of professionals called BIC (Business processing outsourcing, Information technology enabled services, and Customer related management) Society.
"Our vision is to make north Karnataka an international destination for BPO/ITES/CRM activities and our mission is to pave the way for setting up one major anchor companies in each of the major cities in the region in the Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Davangere belt," M.S. Subash, founder-chairman of BIC Society, said. He is also a professor of management at Kousali Institute of Management Studies of the Karnatak University.
The society, according to him, will act as a single window agency for companies that wish to set up base in north Karnataka by helping them from the conceptual to the commissioning stage in all areas of work. The goal of developing this area as IT destination, had its origin in what McKinsey, the consultants, who had been commissioned by the State Government, had to say about the region's potentials. The McKinsey report identified Mysore, Mangalore and Hubli as secondary centres for the development of IT sector. The report has given Hubli "Satisfactory" rating as far as manpower and infrastructure is concerned. The plan now is to work on the aspects mentioned in the report but also to include Belgaum and Davangere, which are within 120 km radius from Hubli, to present a package of opportunities to the investors.
The development has come at an opportune time. After the uncertainty over the ownership of the Software Technology Park of Hubli is over with the State Government clearing the dues it owes to Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, the park will become a government property, which will make it easier to market the space and facilities available. The park will offer services, which can be matched by those offered by the best of IT parks, with 2.5 lakh sq m of space, high speed data communication services, quality internet services and incubation facility, a bandwidth with multiples of 64 kbps to 45 mbps or higher, the internet private leased lines, the end to end network management and a 24/7 customer care service.
"We decided to step in after we found that government agencies were not able to project the area well," said B.S. Patil, former chief secretary to the Government.
The society has planned to develop a comprehensive database as required by the targeted companies, develop a strategic advantage profile of dream destinations of Hubli-Dharwad, and Belgaum and Davangere, communication with strategic advantages and value propositions to target companies, and provide assistance to target companies. The society hopes to establish a network of educations institutions, liaisons with government, and conduct extensive industry specific training programmes for students.
The Hindu
BIC Society, a forum to market the region, to be launched today
- McKinsey report highlights potentials available in the region.
- Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Davangere to be presented as a package of opportunities to investors.
- Companies are looking at smaller cities to set up workstations.
HUBLI: A voluntary effort to showcase Hubli, Belgaum and Davangere districts as IT destinations in the State will begin on Friday with the launch of a forum of professionals called BIC (Business processing outsourcing, Information technology enabled services, and Customer related management) Society.
"Our vision is to make north Karnataka an international destination for BPO/ITES/CRM activities and our mission is to pave the way for setting up one major anchor companies in each of the major cities in the region in the Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Davangere belt," M.S. Subash, founder-chairman of BIC Society, said. He is also a professor of management at Kousali Institute of Management Studies of the Karnatak University.
The society, according to him, will act as a single window agency for companies that wish to set up base in north Karnataka by helping them from the conceptual to the commissioning stage in all areas of work. The goal of developing this area as IT destination, had its origin in what McKinsey, the consultants, who had been commissioned by the State Government, had to say about the region's potentials. The McKinsey report identified Mysore, Mangalore and Hubli as secondary centres for the development of IT sector. The report has given Hubli "Satisfactory" rating as far as manpower and infrastructure is concerned. The plan now is to work on the aspects mentioned in the report but also to include Belgaum and Davangere, which are within 120 km radius from Hubli, to present a package of opportunities to the investors.
The development has come at an opportune time. After the uncertainty over the ownership of the Software Technology Park of Hubli is over with the State Government clearing the dues it owes to Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, the park will become a government property, which will make it easier to market the space and facilities available. The park will offer services, which can be matched by those offered by the best of IT parks, with 2.5 lakh sq m of space, high speed data communication services, quality internet services and incubation facility, a bandwidth with multiples of 64 kbps to 45 mbps or higher, the internet private leased lines, the end to end network management and a 24/7 customer care service.
"We decided to step in after we found that government agencies were not able to project the area well," said B.S. Patil, former chief secretary to the Government.
The society has planned to develop a comprehensive database as required by the targeted companies, develop a strategic advantage profile of dream destinations of Hubli-Dharwad, and Belgaum and Davangere, communication with strategic advantages and value propositions to target companies, and provide assistance to target companies. The society hopes to establish a network of educations institutions, liaisons with government, and conduct extensive industry specific training programmes for students.
E-governance plan to be implemented in all municipalities
E-governance plan to be implemented in all municipalities
The Hindu
Using information technology to ensure better delivery of public services to citizens
HUBLI: The Union Ministry of Urban Development is poised to introduce a scheme of e-governance in municipalities all over the country. The scheme is designed to use information technology to deliver public services in a much more "convenient, customer-oriented, cost-effective and better manner."
According to the Union Government sources, the plan is being implemented as a "mission mode project" with a view to brining about better interaction between urban local bodies and citizens and other groups, including non-governmental organisations and the private sector.
The Union Ministry of Urban Development has already prepared a draft scheme for implementation and is awaiting approval from the Planning Commission before implementing it. A provision of Rs. 25 crores has been made in the budget for the current year.
The Union Ministry of Urban Development with the help of the Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has made a lot of headway in standardising the required hardware and software, and the State Governments are being approached for their concurrence in implementing the scheme. Initially, the scheme will be implemented in all the "million plus" cities and extended to the "one lakh plus" cities in the next phase.
While the management of services will remain with the urban local bodies, helped by the State Governments in the case of cities other than the million plus ones, the Union Ministry of Urban Development wants to take up what is described as "handholding" operations for a period of two to three years till the staff is trained in the operation and maintenance of the hardware. The Lok Sabha Committee on Urban Development paid a visit to Coimbatore in November last year for an on-the-spot study and inspected the computerised facilitation centre of the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. The committee found the computerised property tax collection to be a very efficient method.
The Union Ministry or Urban Development has proposed that the computerisation programme be carried out within a specific timeframe. It has been suggested that the Ministry should persuade the State Governments and Union Territories to set up computerised facilitation centres in all the municipalities to bring in transparency in financial and administration matters and reduce malpractice and delay.
The Hindu
Using information technology to ensure better delivery of public services to citizens
HUBLI: The Union Ministry of Urban Development is poised to introduce a scheme of e-governance in municipalities all over the country. The scheme is designed to use information technology to deliver public services in a much more "convenient, customer-oriented, cost-effective and better manner."
According to the Union Government sources, the plan is being implemented as a "mission mode project" with a view to brining about better interaction between urban local bodies and citizens and other groups, including non-governmental organisations and the private sector.
The Union Ministry of Urban Development has already prepared a draft scheme for implementation and is awaiting approval from the Planning Commission before implementing it. A provision of Rs. 25 crores has been made in the budget for the current year.
The Union Ministry of Urban Development with the help of the Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has made a lot of headway in standardising the required hardware and software, and the State Governments are being approached for their concurrence in implementing the scheme. Initially, the scheme will be implemented in all the "million plus" cities and extended to the "one lakh plus" cities in the next phase.
While the management of services will remain with the urban local bodies, helped by the State Governments in the case of cities other than the million plus ones, the Union Ministry of Urban Development wants to take up what is described as "handholding" operations for a period of two to three years till the staff is trained in the operation and maintenance of the hardware. The Lok Sabha Committee on Urban Development paid a visit to Coimbatore in November last year for an on-the-spot study and inspected the computerised facilitation centre of the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. The committee found the computerised property tax collection to be a very efficient method.
The Union Ministry or Urban Development has proposed that the computerisation programme be carried out within a specific timeframe. It has been suggested that the Ministry should persuade the State Governments and Union Territories to set up computerised facilitation centres in all the municipalities to bring in transparency in financial and administration matters and reduce malpractice and delay.
BJP leaders protest against increase in fuel prices
BJP leaders protest against increase in fuel prices
The Hindu
HUBLI: Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Jagadish Shettar, State unit President, staged a protest here on Thursday in protest against the frequent hikes in fuel prices.
The protestors, who converted a bullock cart into a stage, criticised the Union Government.
"It is the fifth time in the year that the fuel prices are being hiked," they said.
They criticised the way the Centre is dealing with the fluctuation in the crude oil prices in the international market.
Mr. Shettar and Pralhad Joshi, MP, lambasted the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre for frequent hikes in the fuel prices. Earlier, Mr. Shettar came to the Kittur Channamma Circle, venue of the protest, on a bullock cart.
Mr. Joshi, Ashok Katwe, former MLA, and others went round the Kittur Channamma Statue few times on the bullock cart, towing a car along with. Several members of the party took part in the protest.
Members of Hubli Auto Rickshaw Drivers' and Owners' Association staged a demonstration and burnt the effigy of Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar protesting against the hike in the fuel prices.
The protestors, who held the demonstration in front of the office of the Hubli Tahsildar urged the Union Government to withdraw the price hike immediately.
They also submitted a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister to the Tahsildar.
They later held a demonstration before the regional office of the New India Assurance Company urging to withdraw the hike in the insurance premiums of auto rickshaws.
The protestors said that if no action is initiated to reduce the insurance premiums within 15ays, the association will stage protest before the offices of all the insurance company branches in Hubli.
David Goni, Devanand Jagapur, Imtiaz Jamadar, Mushtaq Kharjagi, Dadapeer Bepari and several others participated in the demonstations.
The Hindu
HUBLI: Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Jagadish Shettar, State unit President, staged a protest here on Thursday in protest against the frequent hikes in fuel prices.
The protestors, who converted a bullock cart into a stage, criticised the Union Government.
"It is the fifth time in the year that the fuel prices are being hiked," they said.
They criticised the way the Centre is dealing with the fluctuation in the crude oil prices in the international market.
Mr. Shettar and Pralhad Joshi, MP, lambasted the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government at the Centre for frequent hikes in the fuel prices. Earlier, Mr. Shettar came to the Kittur Channamma Circle, venue of the protest, on a bullock cart.
Mr. Joshi, Ashok Katwe, former MLA, and others went round the Kittur Channamma Statue few times on the bullock cart, towing a car along with. Several members of the party took part in the protest.
Members of Hubli Auto Rickshaw Drivers' and Owners' Association staged a demonstration and burnt the effigy of Union Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar protesting against the hike in the fuel prices.
The protestors, who held the demonstration in front of the office of the Hubli Tahsildar urged the Union Government to withdraw the price hike immediately.
They also submitted a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister to the Tahsildar.
They later held a demonstration before the regional office of the New India Assurance Company urging to withdraw the hike in the insurance premiums of auto rickshaws.
The protestors said that if no action is initiated to reduce the insurance premiums within 15ays, the association will stage protest before the offices of all the insurance company branches in Hubli.
David Goni, Devanand Jagapur, Imtiaz Jamadar, Mushtaq Kharjagi, Dadapeer Bepari and several others participated in the demonstations.
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