Hyderabad to host Word IT Congress in the year 2018

National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the apex body of Indian IT industry which is a member of WITSA, made the announcement after its chairman R. Chandrasekaran met Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. The chief minister assured all assistance to organize the event. He said money would be no constraint. The state government, as part of its commitment, will pay $1 million to the global body by March this year.

He said the chief minister during his upcoming visit to the US and other countries will extend invitation to the leaders and also top IT honchos. He said the state government would send a delegation to Brazil, which is hosting the next world Congress in 2016, to study the arrangements and other aspects.

The minister said Hyderabad would be proud to hold the prestigious event, which will be only the second IT World Congress to be held in Asia. He said the conference would provide an opportunity to promote Hyderabad as a global city and help the state attract more investments in ICT. He said the event will coincide with the ambitious target of the government to increase the software exports from Hyderabad to Rs.1 lakh crore per annum and to create more than one million additional jobs in next three years.