Tech park to come up at Open Varsity building in Mysuru: Ashwath Narayan
MYSURU/BENGALURU:
A technology park will be set up in the Mysuru campus of Karnataka State Open University and land for expansion of Mysuru airport will be provided immediately, Dr CN Ashwath Narayan, Minister for IT/BT and S&T, said on Monday.
Addressing the day-long event,‘The Big Tech Show@ Mysuru’, he said a ‘Mysuru Experience Centre’ which gives a feel of the tech ecosystem of the city will also be established. Narayan said Mysuru should become a cyber security hub and hoped at least 15 companies would set up their Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in the city.
‘Beyond Bengaluru’
On his recent visit to the Dubai World Expo, the Minister said investors are ready to bring in ‘lakhs of crores’ to Karnataka. He felt the state should grow ‘beyond Bengaluru’ to absorb investment in the ‘right way’.
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) has catapulted the city into a tech hub.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) October 25, 2021
It is a matter of pride that Mysuru is the first non-capital city to have an STPI in the country. STPI Mysuru is nurturing the city's software industry and growing at a steady pace.@stpiindia pic.twitter.com/M8Anaio6jg
“Though startups in the state are seeing major investments, 90% of it is coming from outside and only 10% from domestic investors. Domestic investors should come forward to invest and make use of the opportunity to garner economic benefits,” he said.
“The government is taking all measures to nurture the tech ecosystem evenly across the state by introducing an engineering R&D policy, a fab policy, providing land and power subsidies, and 30 weeks of mandatory internship for engineering students, among other measures,” the Minister said.
Union Minister sets Karnataka target
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics & IT, addressing the event virtually from Delhi, said Karnataka should become a $ 300 billion economy by 2025, in line with Prime Narendra Modi’s target of the country becoming a trillion-dollar economy by then.
The stage is set for the #BigTechShow at #Mysuru!
— BengaluruTechSummit (@blrtechsummit) October 25, 2021
Join us now: https://t.co/0AA1qdZl3Y#BTS2021 #DrivingTheNext #BeyondBengaluru pic.twitter.com/L8holbEWfj
BV Naidu, Chairperson, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), said Rs 45 crore has been sanctioned by the government to set up a Common Facility Centre in Mysuru to promote innovative industries.
With a balanced ecosystem for technological development and a high happiness index, #Mysuru is all set to become the happiest city in the country.
— BengaluruTechSummit (@blrtechsummit) October 25, 2021
– B.V. Naidu, Chairman @karnatakadem #BeyondBengaluru #TheBigTechShow #KDEM #Ktech #innovation #startup #entrepreneurship pic.twitter.com/bi9mvsHjpt
Dr EV Ramana Reddy, ACS, Department of Electronics, IT/BT and S&T, said in the post-pandemic situation when ‘work from home’ and ‘work from anywhere’ have become the norm, the city has tremendous potential to emerge as a cyber security hub and host GCCs.
The Big Tech Show inaugurated by the Big Tech Anchors & Stakeholders of Karnataka, and a housefull of eminent audience.#TheBigTechShow #Mysuru #KDEM #Ktech #BeyondBengaluru #nasscom #IESA #CII #ASSOCHAM #innovation #startup #entrepreneurship #ecosystem pic.twitter.com/vLTQcb083o
— Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (@karnatakadem) October 25, 2021
Debjani Ghosh, President, NASSCOM, addressed the event, while Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraje Wadiyar of the erstwhile royal family, Pavan Ranga, and Dr Meena Nagaraj, Director, Department of IT/BT, attended the event.
Felicitating Industry Anchors for the initiative and proactiveness transforming Mysuru.
— Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (@karnatakadem) October 25, 2021
Looking forward to a synergistic progress in the days to come. #TheBigTechShow #Mysuru #KDEM #Ktech #BeyondBengaluru #nasscom #IESA #CII #ASSOCHAM #innovation #startup #entrepreneurship pic.twitter.com/O9tHGbZCkb
Later, Minister Narayan met Vidyashankar S, Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Open University, and discussed setting up an IT park on the university premises.
MoUs inked
3 MoUs were inked at ‘The Big Tech Show@ Mysuru’ on Monday in the presence of the IT/BT Minister.
• An MoU between KDEM and Bherunda Foundation to attract digital economy investments to Mysuru.
• An MoU between KDEM and ISAC to set up cyber ranges in key locations to make Karnataka the most favoured engineering and R&D destination.
• An MoU between the government of Karnataka and VMware to empower 1,500 women in tech.
