Karnataka gung-ho about BangaloreIT.in

BANGALORE: BangaloreIT.in promises to be bigger in terms of participation this year with 20 countries expected to participate in the IT industry's showcase event.

Some of the new participant countries include Spain, New Zealand, France and Mexico. Seventeen countries had participated in the event last year.

According to the organizers of the event that will take place from October 26-29, the trade show is expected to attract around 300 companies. Around 22 Indian States are also expected to take part in the event.

Sonia Gandhi, Congress president and chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance, will inaugurate the IT extravaganza, the organizers told a press conference here today.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy is expected to lead the delegation from his state.

Besides the trade show, conferences would also be held during the event. This year two new areas that have been added to the conference agenda include Human Resources and the IT Systems Management forum.

Prof Sadagopan, founder director of the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-B) said that the Indian ITSM forum would be launched during the event.

The Indian Semiconductor Association (ISA) would be conducting a session around the theme, “Accelerating technology incubation in the semi-conductor space.”

Addressing the press conference, Shankarlinge Gowda, Karnataka's IT and BT secretary, dismissed the incident of an outfit that held a rally outside the Infosys campus on Tuesday as “an individual incident that can't be taken as the view of the government.” He stressed that the incident would not hamper BangaloreIT.in in any way.

“We will treat it as a law and order problem. The government and the industry are committed to promoting BangaloreIT.in,” he said.

A local outfit had on Tuesday held a rally outside Infosys campus at Electronic City here demanding jobs for local youths.