Title: Impact of innovation and Information Technology on the socio-economic structure of Bangalore city, India

Authors: Krishne Gowda; Walter Leal Filho; M.N. Shobha; M.V. Sridhara

Addresses: Urban and Regional Planning, Institute of Development Studies, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India. ' Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg D-21033, Germany. ' Department of Architecture, B.M.S. College of Engineering, Visveshwaraiah Technical University, Bangalore 560 019, India. ' University of Mysore, 561, P&T Block, 10th Cross, Kuvempu Nagar, Mysore 570 023, India

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to discuss the impact of innovation and information technology on the socio-economic structure of the city of Bangalore in India. Bangalore city has been taken as the case study and parameters are identified to measure the changes in the socio-economic structure owing to IT industries. The study recognises both the positive and the negative impacts of the IT industry on the socio-economic features of the city. The implications of this study are significant to government as well as respective authorities, while planning measures and formulating policies in the city.

Keywords: innovation; information technology; IT industry; socio-economic structure; IT manpower; India; urban planning; city policies.

DOI: 10.1504/IJFIP.2012.044341

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy, 2012 Vol.8 No.1, pp.60 - 83

Published online: 21 Nov 2014 *

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