Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, on Thursday, extended an invitation to investors at the World Economic Forum in Davos to invest in Bengaluru.
“Bengaluru is the city of the future. We have excellent weather, culture and human resource. Many global companies are thriving in the city, I welcome you also to our city,” the DCM told the investors in an address at the World Economic Forum.
“More than 500 of top global companies are operating out of Bengaluru currently. The city boasts of excellent human resource in several fields including aerospace, IT, medicine. The state has 70 medical colleges and 1.5 lakh medical professionals are passing out of the state’s colleges. We can all grow together,” he said.
“India has huge talent pool and we are preparing for the next 25 years. Bengaluru is Asia’s IT Capital. The urban population in India has gone up to 40% and it is likely to go up to 50% in the next 25 years,” he added.
“World’s IT Capital California has 13 lakh engineers and Bengaluru has 25 lakh engineers. This demonstrates Bengaluru’s strength.
