‘KDEM-Beyond Bengaluru’ initiative to create jobs in Mangaluru | Mangaluru News – Times of India

Mangaluru: EV Ramana ReddyAdditional Chief Secretary, Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology said, ‘Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) – Beyond BangaloreThe initiative is a harbinger of ushering in dividends from the IT, IT-enabled services sector along with job creation in Tier-II cities of Karnataka.
he was speaking in a virtual conversation IT Policy 2020-25 was held on Friday as part of the KEDM-Beyond Bengaluru initiative.
Reddy said that Mangaluru With access to port, rail and airport, the state of Karnataka has a unique selling proposition. “The collaboration between academia and industry will accelerate the growth in the cluster and make it the second largest in IT and BT in Karnataka,” he said.
KDEM President BV Naidu said the three conglomerates from Mysore, Mangaluru and Hubli will lead the initiative beyond Bengaluru by attracting global companies to set up their offices and operate from these cities. KDEM is a unique state government structure with a mission to take industries beyond Bengaluru through three clusters. He said as per the projected statement for Mangaluru, three large, 30 medium and 120 medium-sized companies would be added in the next five years.
Meena Nagaraj, Director, IT & BT Department, while delivering a lecture on the state’s IT policy, told about the incentives under which entrepreneurs can take advantage of the state. He said that even colleges and universities can create infrastructure and avail benefits under the IT policy.

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