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Davanagere has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission by the Ministry of Urban Development. According to the 2020 human living index, Davanagere was selected as the top 9th most livable city under 10 million population in India.

STPI Bengaluru has always been the most significant centre of STPI by virtue of its significant contribution to the IT-ITeSindustry in the country and has enabled Bengaluru to emerge asthe Silicon Valley of India. STPI Bengaluru has 4 sub-centres under its umbrella located in Karnataka viz., at Mysuru, Hubballi, Mangaluru and Manipal. The STPI centre at Davanagere is the 5th sub-centre of STPI in Karnataka.

Having taken cognizance of the potential and the need for Davanagere to emerge as one of the significant IT hubs of Karnataka, STPIwith the support of Govt. of Karnataka, has set up its 5th STPI center with Incubation facility in Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Regional Center in the city, which will be the resource centre for micro and small start-ups in the IT-ITeS and ESDM sector.

STPI has been set-up at Davanagere in an area of 10,000 Sq.ft. which will facilitate a plug-n-play space of around 3000 Sq.ft. with 102 seats, Network Operations Centre (NOC), Conference room and provide high-speed data communication facilities.