The Photos of the IT meet held in Hubli

The Photos of the IT meet held in Hubli

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Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy addressing the IT Meet in Hubli on Saturday.

Chief Minister H D Kumaswamy and Revenue Minister announcements at IT Investors Meet in Hubli on Saturday

A section of participants in IT Investor’s Meet in Hubli

CM gives node for IT city near Hubli

CM gives node for IT city near Hubli
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POSITIVE RESPONSE

#Kumar responds positively to plea by Minister Jagdish Shettar
#300 acres of land for the IT sector in Rayapur, Mummigatti and Kelagei areas
#Govt committed to developing IT industry in all tier II cities in State
#NRIs willing to return to start IT industry in the region

Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy chats with NASSCOM Kiran Karnik (right) at the inauguration of Technology Investors Meet in Hubli on Saturday.

Hubli: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday gave the green signal for setting up an IT City near Hubli-Dharwad based on the response from entrepreneurs. He was positively reacting to a request by district in-charge and Revenue Minister Jagdish Shettar.

Speaking after inaugurating the IT Investors Meet here, Kumaraswamy said that the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) had been instructed to set apart about 300 acres of land for the IT sector in Rayapur, Mummigatti and Kelagei areas.

"The State government is contemplating to set up an integrated IT City in Hubli depending on the response from entrepreneurs. It is my fond wish that HubliDharwad and Belgaum should drive the IT revolution in North Karnataka," he averred.

The CM said that Karnataka Democratic Front government was committed to developing IT and related industries in all tier II cities in the State, particularly in the Hubli-Dharwad region. He said the IT industry in the State was projected to provide employment to one million professionals by 2010. It was his strong desire that at least 30 pc of that should be in North Karnataka, he added.

He revealed that the State government was taking initiatives in association with the National Association of Software and Computers (NASSCOM) as well as the Department of Technical Education for producing IT-ready graduates in NK.

Appreciating the efforts of gusty young NonResident Indians of the region on the development of IT sector in the region, the CM said that most of them expressed willingness to return and start the industry.

Develop tier-two cities as IT hubs, suggests NASSCOM chief

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NASSCOM chief urges Government to develop infrastructure Speed up infrastructure projects: Kiran Karnik

BIG PLANS FOR SMALL CITIES: Kiran Karnik (left), president, National Association of Software and Service Industries, and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy at the IT Investors' Meet in Hubli on Saturday. — Photo: PTI
HUBLI: Kiran Karnik, president, National Association of Software and Service Industries (NASSCOM), has said that development of tier-two cities as hubs of information technology (IT) is the need of the hour.

Delivering the keynote address at the IT Investors' Meet here on Saturday, he stressed the need for setting up units in a number of cities instead of a few centres to ensure the development of the sector.

He said the talent in cities such as Bangalore and Mumbai was depleting, and candidates from other regions were being recruited. Because of various factors, it had become necessary for the industry to set up units in regions where there was talent. The only option was to move to smaller cities, and NASSCOM was encouraging companies to do so, he added.

Mr. Karnik said software products and services provided by Indian companies, and the quality of software professionals had changed the image of the country.

The IT sector had made a substantial contribution to the economy, he added.

He said IT companies provided employment to 1.2 million people and indirect employment opportunities to nearly three million others. The IT sector had contributed to socio-economic development. Besides, e-governance had improved the lifestyle of the common man, he said.

Requirements

Speaking about the requirements of IT companies which wanted to set up units in smaller cities, Mr. Karnik appealed to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to improve infrastructure. Projects should be completed expeditiously, he said. Although the expansion of the Hubli Airport had begun, work needed to be speeded up, he added.

Revenue Minister and Minister in charge of Dharward district Jagadish Shettar appealed to Mr. Kumaraswamy to grant Rs. 20 crore and allot 40 hectares of land for developing an "Integrated IT City" in Hubli-Dharwad. The twin cities could be developed into an IT hub, he said and promised investors that the Government would provide facilities.

`Promote Hubli'

B.V. Naidu, Director, Software Technology Parks of India, spoke about the need for developing tier-two cities as IT hubs. He said Hubli should be promoted as a destination for investments in the IT sector.

Mr. H.D. Kumarswamy released a CD containing a presentation on facilities available in Hubli.

Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Basavaraj S. Horatti, former Ministers Jabbar Khan Honnalli and S.R. Morey, and Prahlad Joshi, MP, were present.

Kumaraswamy promises to set up integrated IT city in Hubli

Kumaraswamy promises to set up integrated IT city in Hubli
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`Government is committed to providing all help to firms investing in the twin cities'

# KIADB directed to set aside 300 acres of land in Hubli and Dharwad for the proposed IT city
# IT companies urged to invest in the twin cities

HUBLI: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday said that the State Government was thinking of establishing an integrated information technology (IT) city in Hubli depending on the response from entrepreneurs.

Speaking after inaugurating the information technology investors' meet here in which 95 IT companies participated, the Chief Minister said the Government was committed to providing all help to companies that came forward to invest in the twin cities.

Direction

He said that he had directed the officials of the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) to set aside 300 acres of land in Hubli and Dharwad (Rayapur, Mammigatti and Kelgeri) for the proposed integrated IT city.

The Chief Minister said, "It is my wish that Belgaum and Hubli-Dharwad cities should help in launching an information technology revolution in north Karnataka. My Government has laid the foundation for attracting investors to these cities."

Initiative

He referred to the initiative taken by the National Association for Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) in association with the Department of Technical Education in making graduates in north Karnataka "IT ready".

The initiative was the first of its kind in the country, the Chief Minister said.

Mr. Kumaraswamy also referred to leading companies such as Sun Microsystems and Mindtree which had come forward to adopt a few colleges in the district to spread IT skills. Hubli and Dharwad had a literacy rate of 72 per cent and had a large pool of educated youth who could be employed by IT companies, Mr. Kumaraswamy pointed out.

The Chief Minister said, "I am a member of a Hubli City Interest e-group and keep communicating regularly with other members. There are several young software engineers in the U.S. from this city who are willing to come back and open software industries and generate employment. Like non-resident Chinese who spearheaded the economic transformation in China, the young non-resident Indians also seem to be keen on taking on the leadership of change."

`Ideal destination'

Mr. Kumaraswamy urged IT entrepreneurs to invest in Hubli and Dharwad.

"It is an ideal destination for further expansion plans of IT companies located in other parts of the State and the country. I promise IT industry that our Government will provide all assistance to investors and entrepreneurs," the Chief Minister said.

Anup K. Pujari, Principal Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, welcomed the gathering. Deputy Commissioner M.S. Srikar proposed a vote of thanks.