The two sister cities Cupertino and Bhubaneswar will have long-term ties by having students exchange programmes of middle school level, cultural exchanges from two cities and technology-driven applications in which Cupertino is well-known in the world and environment-friendly measures in which the US-based hi-tech city has a leading presence.

According to the proposal placed by Mayor of Cupertino city Savita Vaidhyanathan, the students from families of Bhubaneswar will go to Cupertino and the vice versa and it will create a bonding between the families. Recently students from Toyokaya were there in Cupertino. After the World War II, the Sister Cities concept, as the then US President and UK Prime Minister proposed, will foster better ties between cities, irrespective of federal Government, which will lead to establishment of peace in the world.

Cultural exchanges will include exchange of dancing groups from Odisha as dancers like Sujata Mohapatra and Rahul Acharya have already visited Cupertino to have Odishi shows there. Students from an orphanage from Bhubaneswar have also visited Cupertino in the past.

However, the Cupertino Mayor and founding members of the Cupertino Bhubaneswar Sister Cities Initiative want regular interactions in the coming days to come.

Welcoming the guests from Cupertino City in California, USA, Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena said, “The Sister Cities link has started in November, 2012, but it would go a long way in providing a unique collaboration between the two cities with rich knowledge and technology-based economy and another with a golden treasure of ancient art, culture, heritage and unique architecture.’’