By: adem abner
Submitted: 2010-08-25 01:00:37 | Word Count: 420
‘Future Ready?’ is the theme that some of the leading IT experts would be discussing at the sixth edition of the popular IT event, eRevolution 2010. It is scheduled to be held on 29-30 September 2010 at Hotel Mountview Chandigarh.
The Union Territory of Chandigarh and Punjab have been spearheading the IT revolution in the region in the past five years with eRevolution setting the agenda for the growth of IT/ITeS in the region since 2005.
In the very first year itself, then head of NASSCOM, Kiran Karnik expressed the need for better connectivity to the region with the rest of the world and sought infrastructural development that could pave the way for more investments coming into the state.
eRevolution was initiated by Cyber Media to promote the region as the upcoming investment destination, and right from the kick-off the first event, the region has seen rapid development in many areas including the setting up of Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, IT park in Mohali areas, four-laning of national highways, hi-speed broadband connectivity, rail linkages and more flights to Chandigarh airport, which is getting upgraded to international status with direct links to many countries becoming a reality in few months from now.
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Punjab Infotech which is hosting the event with Chandigarh IT Department is excited about the event since it would give opportunity to leverage its excellent infrastructure and quality of life to the new starts-up and IT companies wishing to expand into the region, says Rakesh Verma, Managing Director, Punjab Infotech.
The setting up of the ISB in Mohali, IIT-Ropar, and proximity to numerous other technical and business institutes in the region, the investors can depend upon the highly skilled and trained manpower, for which both the Chandigarh Administration and Punjab Infotech are making special endeavours and have initiated numerous academia-industry-government linkages.
Many new IT Parks/SEZs have been promoted in Mohali, Ropar, Rajpura, Kapurthala areas with single-window clearance system to help the entrepreneurs in every possible way.
Besides, Punjab Infotech and Department of IT in Chandigarh Administration, eRevolution2010 is co-hosted by STPI Mohali, along with Nasscom and TiE as the conference partners.
On the first day the Conference shall be looking at the 'Future Readiness' challenges for the region and explore the possibilities of ICT-Cluster Collaborations, besides a power panel discussion on "Building New India".
The Nasscom led session on the second day would look at the region 5 years from now, New Age Marketing, 3G Impact, etc.
