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Course summary (Doing business in Bangalore):
Doing business in Bangalore fourth largest technology hub (Information Technology) in the world: Silicon Valley of IndiaKarnataka is India's eighth-largest state, both in terms of area and population.
It is best known as India’s Information technology (IT) powerhouse or the silicon
state of India.
Karnataka is among the leaders in economic growth in
India.
Employment and per capita income levels are high and almost the entire
population has access to education and health facilities.
Although agriculture is the mainstay of the population, the services and
industrial sectors have shown significant growth attracting major companies from
all over the world. Today, the services sector contributes the maximum to
the state's income.
Karnataka's capital city, Bangalore, is known as the Information
technology (IT) Capital of India and is the fourth largest technology hub in the world.
Example of the course Doing business in Bangalore:
Karnataka possesses a vast pool of IT professionals and some of the country's
best academic and premier research institutions. The state is a preferred hub
for R&D with several multinational and domestic companies. It has over 100 R&D
organizations. Karnataka also has the highest number of biotech companies in the
country.
The state has been proactive in encouraging private participation in various
sectors. Karnataka is the fourth largest recipient of FDI in the country. In
2004, it attracted FDI to the tune of US$ 5.4 billion for 160 projects. Investor
friendly policies have spurred the growth of MNCs in various sectors in the
state.
Majority of IT activity in Karnataka is concentrated in Bangalore. NASDAQ
opened its office in Bangalore on Feb 12, 2001. Karnataka has a strong base
in VLSI, Telecom and other high technology services, out of which more than 150
companies are foreign equity companies. There are more than 100
multinational companies that have set-up operation in Bangalore.
Information technology industries will be exempt from payment of entry
tax on computer hardware, computer peripherals and other capital goods including
captive power generation sets, during implementation stage which can be extended
up to 5 years from the date of commencement of implementations.
Biotechnology is a rapidly expanding field in the city. Bengaluru accounts
for at least 97 of the approximately 240 biotechnology companies in India.
The total expected GSDP of Karnataka in 2010-2011 is about Rs. 2719.56
billion.
Infosys has a global footprint with offices in 22 countries and
development centers in India, China, Australia, UK, Canada and
Japan. Infosys
has over 80,000 employees of 66 nationalities. Fortune magazine ranked Infosys #
10 in its ’Top Companies for Leaders 2007’ list. The magazine conducted a survey
of companies who "inspire, nurture and empower a new generation of global
leaders." Fortune partnered with Hewitt Associates and the RBL Group, and
evaluated 550 companies that groom future leaders. Infosys pioneered the
Global Delivery Model (GDM), which emerged as a disruptive force in the
industry leading to the rise of offshore outsourcing. The GDM is based on the
principle of taking work to the location where the best talent is available.
Wipro is a global IT major which offers services in IT services and
consulting. Starting off with consumer products business, Wipro then diversified
into newer areas including IT hardware and IT services. Wipro employs 120,000
employees. The differentiated approach is focused on taking advantage of growth
hot spots across industry segments and geographies. They have renewed their
focus on Emerging (momentum) markets by creating dedicated teams covering France
and Germany in Europe, ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand in Asia Pacific, India,
Canada, Latin America, Middle-East and Africa.
Incorporated in 1994, Karuturi Global is today the largest producer of
cut roses in the world, with are area of over 292 hectares under Greenhouse
cultivation and an annual production capacity of around 555 million stems.
Almost their entire produce is exported to high-value markets such as Holland,
Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bahrain, Muscat,
Dubai, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Brunei and North America, with a small
portion sold in India.
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