Hubli to host IT investors' meet on May 20

The much-awaited Investors' meet in Hubli is finally becoming a reality. Hubli-Dharwad will play host to the one-day IT Investors' meet on May 20 at Hotel Naveen.

It is an attempt to showcase the tremendous opportunities/potential of Hubli-Dharwad in particular and this region in general for IT investment.

The advantages and potentialities of Hubli-Dharwad will be sought to be marketed in order to encourage IT investment in this region.

The department of IT and BT is organising this meet along with the district administration.

Apart from Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation, which has supported this event, stakeholders like Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BIC Society, educational institutions like B V B College of Engineering and Technology and Kousali Institute of Management Studies have actively involved in organising this event right from the conceptualisation stage to the implementation level.

"It is truly a collaborative effort and is in a real sense a public-private partnership" said Dharwad deputy commissioner M S Srikar.

The IT department has sent invites to around 150 companies who could be potential investors.

Srikar said, "The place has natural advantages. There is salubrious climate and congestion free atmosphere here. Availability of low cost real estate and most importantly a rich human resource pool should spur growth of IT here. As far as other infrastructure facilities are concerned. The area is being developed under various schemes.

The roads are being widened and re-laid. The Airport Authority of India is developing the Hubli airport. The South Western Railway is also working towards upgrading the railway facilities. The area has good connectivity".