Odisha has turn into main innovation, know-how hub of India: CM Patnaik

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (KNN) Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mentioned that the state within the final decade has remodeled as one of many main innovation facilities and know-how hubs of India.

Addressing the second version of Transforming Odisha Conclave – 2023 on Thursday in digital mode, the chief minister mentioned that Big IT gamers like Infosys, TCS and Tech Mahindra have recorded constant progress through the years contributing to software program exports from the state.

“Over the years, many homegrown IT companies have ascended the value chain in terms of business maturity, market acquisition and quality standards.” he mentioned.

Transforming Odisha Conclave was  collectively organised in collaboration with Electronics and Information Technology Department, Odisha, Computer Application Centre (OCAC) & ET Government, an initiative of The Economic Times.

Patnaik added that the state is strengthening the expertise pool qualitatively and quantitatively by way of world-class skilling, reskilling and up-skilling applications in order that the trade is not going to need to look far for hiring manpower sources.

Minister, Science & Technology Ashok Chandra Panda mentioned, “Odisha as a state has made rapid strides in the science and technology space in the last couple of decades adding that these strides have transformed Odisha into a major technology hub.”  (KNN Bureau)