IT companies in tier 2 cities of Karnataka
have made exemplary performance during the last fiscal to register total export
value of Rs 4,000 crore, said Priyank Kharge, Minister for IT and Tourism, Government of Karnataka.
At a press conference as part of the BengaluruITE.Biz 2016, the minister said this performance comes
at a time when the IT growth is sliding throughout the country. "Our IT
hubs in tier 2 cities like Mangaluru, Hubballi, Dharwad and Mysuru have
contributed around 5% to 10% of total exports of the state," he said.
Kharge said the states'
total IT export stood at Rs 1.25 lakh crore, out of India's total IT exports of
Rs 3 lakh crore. "We want further policy intervention to boost our export
from tier 2 cities so that these place also can provide employment and centres
of innovation along with Bengaluru," he said. When pointed out the
Economic Survey findings that there is a steep decline of 30% in IT export
output, he said that is really an eye opener and the government is seriously
looking at the issue.
"IT sector is going
through a paradigm shift where the cost arbitrage of the IT services sector is
coming to an end. IT companies are looking at value addition with artificial
intelligence, automation and data analytics technologies. We are also looking
at other areas like robotics, nanotechnology and data security to further excel
in IT space," he said.
Software Technology
Parks of India (STPI) established four technology parks in Karnataka. "It
is great to know that STPI tech parks are performing very well in the state. We
are really working with our plans to make deeper impacts," said STPI
Director General Omkar Rai.
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