IT road show in Bangalore by Kerala CM V.S. Achuthanandan

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, taking cue from his West Bengal counterpart, will lead a road show in Bangalore to promote Kerala as an IT destination.

He will be accompanied by top executives from the IT sector and they are expected to showcase their success stories before 50 Chief Executive Officers (CEO) from the IT industry.

Speaking to IANS from Bangalore, Kerala IT secretary K R Jyothilal said, "The Chief Minister himself is leading the show and this is the first in the series of shows that we are planning to hold in different parts of the country and abroad."

Achuthanandan will visit the Infosys campus on an invitation from Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy.

"Those attending the CEO meeting include top executives from the country's leading IT companies. These successful IT companies, who are already are doing well in Kerala, would be sharing their experiences with the CEOs," said the IT secretary.

The chief minister also handles the IT portfolio and his stock has improved ever since he signed an understanding with the Dubai Internet City (DIC) for the proposed Rs.15 billion Smart City project to come up in Kochi.

Achuthanandan, while in the opposition (2001-06), had opposed giving a blank cheque to the DIC officials but after coming to power he made the DIC agree to virtually all his terms and conditions.

IT exports from Kerala has grown from Rs.4.5 billion in the year 2005-06 to Rs 10 billion in the last fiscal year.

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