CII to hold technology summit at Hyderabad

Come October and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) is all set to

conduct its annual technology summit in Hyderabad.

The event which will be held between October 8 and October 11, 2002 will be

focusing on technological advancements in the areas of info-tainment,

electronics, engineering and machine tools, food processing and infrastructure.

"In today’s world, technology has become a necessary tool in any

industry to achieve competitiveness. Several business development strategies

have been used by industries and countries world-over in the past few decades.

At the summit we would like to focus on the technological development

areas," says Vineet K Goyal, Counselor - Technology, AP technology

development and promotion center, an autonomous society run by Andhra Pradesh

Government and CII.

The event is likely to attract more than 400 participants from around the

globe as well as within India. "More than 20 companies have confirmed their

participation for the event from Thailand and similarly some infrastructure

companies are coming from Singapore to participate in the event," informs

Vineet.

ZIA ASKARI