CII Connect 2002
IT, Communication Technologies & Bio-informatics
Inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Selvi J. Jayalalithaa. The IT Policy 2002 for Tamil Nadu was released. Besides that, Mahindra Industrial city was also inaugurated by the CM. Several international representatives from USA, Singapore and Mauritius participated.
Inaugurating the Connect 2002 international conference and exhibition devoted to Information Technology, Communication Technologies and Bioinformatics, second in the annual series being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the State Government, the Chief Minister said the “giant strides” made by the event within one year in terms of the number of exhibitors and participants were the result of the “proactive policy and sustained efforts of my the Government in promoting, branding and establishing Tamil Nadu as the most preferred destination for IT-related activities in the entire country,” though growth in IT was “nothing new to Tamil Nadu”.
The Chief Minister announced that the State Government has set up a Nanotechnology Task Group to plan for “reaping the benefits of this emerging technology” during the Inaugural Session.
Citing the acceleration in software exports from Rs. 3,116 crores in 2000-01 to Rs. 5,223 crores in 2001-02 (plus 68 per cent), despite the global downturn in the IT industry, Ms. Jayalalithaa said players in the IT field realised that “investments in Tamil Nadu are not a cost reduction exercise, but a value adding proposition”.
The Chief Minister, who released the new IT Policy, said the foundations of policy formulation in her Government “rest on three solid pillars: discussion, debate and analysis”.