Yediyurappa invites IT firms to invest in smaller cities such as Mangaluru

Karnataka’s revised information technology (IT) policy will focus on creating employment and showcasing and attracting investments in tier-2 and-3 cities.

Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, while interacting with vision group members, senior officials of various departments and industry heads, invited IT and biotech companies to invest in Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi, where vibrant ecosystems exist.

The Chief Minister was accompanied by CN Ashwath Narayan, Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for IT, BT and S&T. To support the latest technologies, the Chief Minister said: “We are going to announce Karnataka Innovation Authority under my chairmanship with my colleague CN Ashwath Narayan as the co-chairman.”