‘Mysuru second largest IT exporter in state’

Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Bengaluru Director Shailendra Kumar Tyagi said that the performance of IT industries in Mysuru is growing and the city is the second largest exporter in Karnataka after Bengaluru.

He was speaking during the inaugural ceremony of IT/ITES convention on ‘Cyber Security and IoT-Destination Mysuru’, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), here, on Wednesday.

According to him, exports by Mysuru-based IT industries in 2018-19 was around Rs 4,200 crore, of which STPI units contributed Rs 1,752 crore. IT/ITES industry in Mysuru provided employment for over 20,000 people, he said.

IT industry in Karnataka is in the forefront, in terms of R&D and innovation. A large number of industries have set-up R&D and innovation centres here.