Smart Logistic Summit Comes To Bengalure

After an overwhelming participation in 2016, the mega logistic summit taking the mettle forward came back to the cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru this year in the form of “Smart Logistics Summit & Awards 2017” in a more grandeur avatar.

Decades ago, precisely the year was 1983 when a group of youngsters embarked on a journey to put Bengaluru on the global IT map. Then a tier-II city known for its soulful music, an abode for retired public sector employees, home to some of the finest boarding schools in the country, gardens and blanket of green pastures, lakes et al., and a handful of public sector enterprises including prominent ones like BHEL and ISRO. Over a period of time the city as well as the state of Karnataka has also carved a niche for itself in the global trade scene for its merchandise trade as well. No wonder exports from Karnataka has been on the rise, and total exports from the state is about US$ 52 billion which contributes to about 13 per cent of India’s exports to the world. Compared to the state’s contribution to country’s EXIM economy, a lot more is desirable on the infrastructure front. The state’s sole ICD at Whitefield is now engulfed by the ever expanding unregulated city limits. The moment one sets onto the chock-a-block motorways connecting the airport to the city there is a realisation of the stark contrast that a place has on offer which is known for providing the finest technology solutions to the world. The state’s EXIM based economy had a dream run so far, but to sustain the momentum there is a dire need not only to provide logistics but to make logistics ‘SMART’. With the motto get ready for the future, Gateway Media had launched the first edition of Karnataka Logistics Summit in 2016 at the state capital, and taking the mettle forward it came back to the cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru in 2017 in the form of “Smart Logistics Summit & Awards 2017”.