Bhubaneswar: The state government would showcase Odisha’s IT potential at the Chief Executive officers’ (CEO) Conclave of National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).
The conclave of NASSCOM will be held at Bhubaneswar from November 20 to November 29 this year.
A high-level meeting was held in this regard at the state secretariat on Friday in the presence of Minister Electronics & IT Pranab Prakash Das and Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi.
It was decided in the meeting that IT potentials in Odisha would be showcased in this event. The government would provide all possible support and facilities for successful organization of this prestigious event.
Electronics & IT secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena said that NASSCOM Executive Council is consist of 25 Chief Executives of the top IT companies in the country.
The conclaves of this body are usually held in metro cities. This is for the first time that the body has decided to hold its conclave at Bhubaneswar, said Jena.
Around 35 to 40 CEOs of the leading IT companies would attend the conclave and it would be a befitting occasion to showcase the IT opportunities in Odisha along with the progressive policies like ‘ease of doing business’ and facilitating supports provided by the government, said Jena.
The eminent scholars like Devdatt Patnaik would also address the conclave. It would have different sessions at Gopalpur, Bhubaneswar, and Puri.