Union minister for communications and information technology Kapil Sibal will inaugurate the two-day Bangalore IT.Biz on October 22, according to SR Patil, minister for IT & BT.

He said the central government has given its nod for the establishment of the Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR) project between Devanahalli and Doddaballapur on 10500 acres of land.

“The state government has issued an order to acquire 2072 acres of land. They would take a decision on the quantum of developed land to be given to farmers,’’ said Patil.

Stating that the central government would be spending around Rs7,000 crore to provide the necessary facilities, he said the proposed ITIR project is expected to provide direct employment for 12 lakh people and indirect employment for 28 lakh people.

Wi-Fi facility
Minister for IT and BT SR Patil said that all arrangements have been made to provide Wi-Fi facility on MG Road and Brigade Road free of cost, for a few hours a day. He said the Wi-Fi facility would be extended to other cities such as Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and a few places in Mangalore on a pilot basis shortly.

IIIT in Dharwad
The Indian Institute of Information Technology would be established on 50 acres of land in Karnataka University campus in Dharwad with an investment of Rs128 crore, according to Patil.

source: http://www.dnaindia.com / DNA / Home> Bangalore> Report / by DNA Correspondent / Place:Bangalore, Agency:DNA / Sunday – September 01st, 2013