10-year vision of Silicon Beach Program aims at increasing technology jobs to two lakh in Karnataka’s coastal region

The next 10-year vision of the Silicon Beach Program (SBP) 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.

The next 10-year vision of the Silicon Beach Program (SBP) 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 increasing the regional GDP (gross domestic product) from $20 billion to $100 billion is another component of the vision.

“Our vision is to propel the local ecosystem in Mangaluru and beyond,” he said, adding making 95% of IT buildings as carbon-neutral green spaces is also part of the vision.

“The SBP will work on creating a framework on building our future, while preserving our culture without destroying our nature,” Mr. Bhat said.

“It seeks to transform the region from an education to a technology hub by enhancing local IT resources, talent, and infrastructure to provide world-class services and products with superior technology and talent. This will result in significant cost benefits for companies worldwide there by kickstarting a new age of growth for the region,” he said.

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.