The Technology industry can spread opportunity for the youth in every part of the country by focusing on emerging Technology Business Destination. A goal with is beneficial to both business and the country. Business in order to tap the potential of diverse markets and people and reduce the risk factor should be multi location. Emerging Technology business destination like Gujarat, Chandighar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh has a lot to offer.

All Indian should feel happy that 2005-06 saw Ahmadabad getting rated as the best place to start business by the “The week” and The New York Time’ has rated Surat as one of fastest emerging business destination world wide.The India Today Report September 2006 as awarded Gujarat as best place to invest and most developed infrastructure and physical assert. Gujarat has made rapid progress in coming up with infrastructure and policy initiatiatives for IT industry development to take place. Gujarat is an example of how Human capital can be a factor in determining Business location. Gujarat is state with 70 % of the population below the age of 35 . It’s a state with the largest number of successful entrepreneur .Modern day Gujarat is the Home to Institutes like IIM, EDI. Space Application Center, Physical Research Laboratory, Mudra School of Communication, AMA and many more. Gujarat to day has a number leading Pharma and Bio Tec research facility .Knowledge Industry should harness the resilience and enterprunrial skill of Gujarat. Ahmedabad is a clean and green city with low pollution levels. All Gujarat cities have state of the art Entertainment facilities. The Up coming IIT at Gandhinagar and host of other investment in education will further enhance the human Resource Potential of Gujarat and boost Indies technology sector.Ahmedabad was judged the best place to do business among all Non metro cities by the Week 2005-2006 survey .Ahmadabad the most happiest cities in India amongst all cities according to the Outlook-AC Nelsen survey 2005.Ahmedabad Airport is the fastest growing airport in the country with international flight connectivity with globel business hubs like London & New York .Gujarat has the highest teledencity and the best tele-communication facility .Ahmedabad is the first city with M FY service in the country. Gujarat cities are the best in terms of infrastructure. Gujarat is the only state in India with no power cuts or Drinking water shortage. Its has a cosmopolitan society with friendly people .Its a state where people are economic reform friendly and has no labour problem and unemployment .The government is reform oriented and progressive. Investment by DFL, Mind space’s and host of other like knowledge city at Baroda and Safal IT Park and Ganesh at Ahmedabad and Hiranandani IT park at Surat to name a few who are coming up with major infrastructure projects for IT industry to set up operations has given a boost to the IT industry in the state. Gujarat is also getting special economy zone for IT .Recants investment by TCS, Cybage and Mpasis will also help Gujarat get the right visibility as a Technology Business Destination. Thus with such policy and infrastructure initiative Gujarat is certainly a destination to watch.

Knowledge based organization has lot to benefit from investing in Gujarat cities to tap the talent pool available in western India and make use of the enterprising nature of the people in Gujarat. As the nation Investment report by ministry of commerce for the year 2005 show Gujarat is India’s No 1 state in attracting investment and this shows the sprite of enterprise of the state and the potential it hold for the Technology business to take India forward.

Anirban Banerjee
Senior Manager - Satyam Learning Centre
Satyam Computer Services Ltd. Pune