10-year vision of Silicon Beach Program aims at increasing technology jobs to two lakh in Karnataka’s coastal region
The HinduThe next 10-year vision of the Silicon Beach Program is to increase technology jobs in Karnataka’s coastal region from 20,000 to two lakh, said Rohith Bhat, SBP founding-member and founder of wrkwrk, 99Games & and Robosoft, here on Saturday. Speaking at the second dialogue series of the SBP at Cuboid, wrkwrk Mindspace in Mangaluru, he said that the vision includes increasing the total start-ups in the region from 200 to 4,000 with at least five homegrown unicorns. Mr. Bhat said that over 225 companies and start-ups employing 20,000-plus IT professionals in the region now generated a revenue of $500 million per annum. The website which gives a comprehensive information on SBP describes Mangaluru region as the “talent capital of India.” “With world-class amenities, higher happiness index, zero pollution and healthy living Mangaluru city offers 70 to 80% lower attrition rate,” it said.
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Second dialogue series of Silicon Beach Program in Mangaluru today
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