The IT Association of Orissa (ITAO) organised an IT Conclave on ‘Smart City Smart link’ here on Tuesday with an objective to provide a common platform for mobilising the IT resources of the State and utilising the same for generating awareness and mass employment.
ITAO president Soubhagya Routray said the meet provided a platform to all stakeholders to meet and interact face to face and launch products with right customers, create awareness among the possible buyers by availing the scope for live demonstration of products and services.
CSDC USA chairman Dan Mishra said smart city doesn’t mean having computers in big buildings; rather, the smart city should have a smart governance by providing jobs online and collecting revenues and sending remainders to the taxpayers online and others.
Electronic and IT Department Principal Secretary Ashok Kumar Meena, Bhubaneswar North MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, STPI Director General Omkar Rai spoke on boosting the linkage between the IT companies and the Bhubaneswar Development Authority for taking the city to a new level with a joint endeavour in the coming days.
Major Odisha-based companies, various Government department officials, research institutes, educational institutions, universities and IT majors participated in the event. About 200 buyers from the State took part in the conclave to grasp the newest IT products from national and global IT stalls.
On the occasion, the ITAO felicitated Government officials, corporates, PSUs, distributors, SI partners and entrepreneurs for their performances in the IT sector.