MoU signed to be sister-cities.
By Sreekanth A Nair
Interactive art and technology installations from San Francisco would soon be seen in Bengaluru, the IT hub of India.
The Karnataka government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard with the city of San Francisco in California.
The MoU was signed by the Mayor of San Francisco Edwin Lee and K Ratna Prabha, Karnataka Additional Chief Secretary, Commerce & Industries Department.
From 2008 onwards, both the cities have been in sister-city status.
According to a letter of intent signed by the San Francisco Mayor Edwin M Lee and Karnataka’s Commissioner for Industrial Development Gaurav Gupta, on November 30, participatory and interactive art and technology installations will be constructed at public places near Cubbon Park and Vidhana Soudha metro stations as well as San Francisco’s Civic Center Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station.
Public places in both the cities will be cleaned by participating college students and organizations. The partnership project is expected to compete within 18 months.
Earlier, the state’s delegation from Karnataka made a presentation on ‘Invest Karnataka 2016’ before city officials in a meeting at the Bay Area Council, in San Francisco. ‘Invest Karnataka 2016’ will be held from February 3 to 5 next year.
Both the cities have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to promote women entrepreneurship.
The delegation, headed by Karnataka Minister for Industries and Tourism, RV Deshpande, has been touring the US and France to invite investors to the state.