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A common scene on Hosur Road in Bangalore. — Photo: Murali Kumar K.
BANGALORE, OCT. 14. Better roads and traffic management were among the demands put forth by the 51 chief executive officers of information technology firms in the city when they met M.K. Shankaralinge Gowda, Secretary, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, here on Thursday. Mr. Shankaralinge Gowda told presspersons that they also wanted residential areas, schools and hospitals close to their place of work. "They expressed their solidarity with the State to preserve Bangalore's global `brand equity'," he said after announcing that Bangalore IT.Com, the State-sponsored annual information technology trade show, had drawn participation from all over the world.
IT.COM
The seventh edition of IT.Com would be held between November 1 and November 5 at the Palace Grounds here. It comprises a trade show and concurrent conferences.
300 companies
B.V. Naidu, Director of the Bangalore unit of the Software Technology Parks of India, said this time nearly 300 companies, mostly from Bangalore, would participate in addition to delegations from 12 States and 14 countries, including Spain, a new entrant.
Meeting
The Chief Minister has convened a meeting for October 18 to resolve all issues relating to information technology firms, according to Mr. Gowda. Since a similar meeting in August, the Government had taken steps, including traffic regulation, he said. On the threat to stay away from IT.Com, he said only one company, Philips Software, had decided to pull out. "But we intend to hold talks with the firm's chief executive officer," he added. Among the other demands of the information technology firms is: ban on truck movement from Silk Board Junction to Bommasandra between 8 a.m. and 10.30 a.m. and between 5 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.
Protest withdrawn
The office-bearers of the Electronic City Industrialists Association have withdrawn their protest on Hosur Road on Friday following a meeting with the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, S.V. Ranganath. The association's office-bearers, led by its president, Prakash Rao, explained to Mr. Ranganath the difficulties they were facing because of lack of infrastructure, especially roads. Mr. Ranganath is said to have promised the association that its demands would be fulfilled soon.
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