World Congress on Information Technology, the biennial biggest global event of its kind, to be held in Hyderabad in 2018 will enable the world to see Telangana and Hyderabad from a new perspective, State Minister for information technology K Taraka Rama Rao said.
Addressing a news conference in Hyderabad on Friday along with the representatives of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), Taraka Rama Rao (KTR) said that Telangana was a start-up State of the country as it was the youngest State but it will extend complete cooperation to make WCIT a successful event.
“India has made a mark globally and the Indian ITs industry has helped it create a niche for itself on the global landscape. The WCIT will add another illustrious milestone to this journey. We are thankful to NASSCOM to bring WCIT to India and select Hyderabad to host this prestigious confluence of global technology leaders,” he said.
The WCIT was expected to be attended by the representatives from 80 countries. NASSCOM president R Chandrashekhar, who earlier called on the Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao to discuss the preparations for the event, said that it was a matter of pride for NASSCOM to co-host the event with the Government of Telangana.
“Hyderabad has been the pioneer of the illustrious ICT success journey of India. Over the years, Hyderabad has established itself as one of the most attractive investment destinations for the IT sector and has created quantifiable economic impact for the country. With the WCIT 2018, we aim to focus on digital empowerment to define new paradigms for emerging verticals and build a conducive ecosystem for growth,” he said.
This is first time that the WCIT will be held in India and was expected to position Hyderabad as a global platform for trade and investments from organisations across the world.
NASSCOM has also sought support from the Government of India and we are hopeful that they will join hands with us in hosting this event, he added. Hyderabad will showcase some of the important achievements in the field of technology, and infrastructure and the State’s openness and transparency of doing business on a global platform.
WITSA is a consortium of over 80 ICT industry associations from economies around the world, representing more than 90 per cent of the international ICT market. WITSA is the global voice of the ICT industry and over the years NASSCOM has represented India at the WITSA. The WCIT 2018 will be an international high level congress that would bring together more than 50 exhibitors and up to 2,500 delegates from around 80 countries — such as corporate leaders, policymakers, Government officials and academia members to discuss emerging issues on ICTs, and address how legal, political, and economic trends affect business model, NASSCOM said in a Press release.