Technopark - India's Greenest and Biggest IT Park

[Viveks]

Wooowww... Amaazing shots Mstr kraft...

I could see the NeST, CDAC buildings were under construction at that time. it would be well appreciated if you can post the pics of same too here...

[Mstr Krft]

I will try to get some more pics.

CDAC can be seen in a pic a posted earlier.

[ajithv]

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[Mstr Krft]

Here is a night pic.CDAC during consturction

[krp]

Good pics Ajith & Mstr-Krft.

Mstr-Krft , did you use tripod & how long the shot in B mode?

[Mstr Krft]

Hand held small exposures.other wise use timer and put camera in thara or mathil.

[RajeshVR]

Satish Babu Heads Computer Society of India

Well-known IT professional, entrepreneur and FOSS advocate, Satish Babu, took over as the President of the Computer Society of India (CSI), at a function held in the Mumbai Headquarters of CSI.

CSI, founded in 1965, is committed to promoting the use of Information Technology in all domains of life for every citizen of India. It has a current membership of about 90,000, spread across the country in its chapters and student branches.
Dr. S.V. Raghavan, Scientific Secretary at the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, joined the incoming team as the Vice President and President-elect of CSI at the same function.

Satish Babu will also be one of the representatives of India in the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP), the apex organization of national societies in IT. Established by the auspices of UNESCO in 1960, IFIP has over 50 national societies and academies of science as members.

Further, as the incoming President of CSI, Satish Babu will also be taking over as the President of the South East Asia Regional Computer Confederation (SEARCC) from Mr. MD Agrawal, the outgoing CSI President. Founded in 1978, SEARCC is a regional forum of national Information Technology professional societies in the Asia Pacific region.

Satish Babu has been based at Technopark, Trivandrum, for over 12 years, where he was earlier the President and co-founder of InApp Infotech, a CMMI Level 5 IT services company with offices in the US, Japan and Europe. Presently on sabbatical, he is now the Director of the International Centre for Free and Open Source Software (ICFOSS), an autonomous institution of the Government of Kerala, also based at Technopark.



Hope he will bring some new project for technopark

[sajith]

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A memorandum of understanding for handing over 50 acres of land to IT major Infosys will be signed here on Wednesday in the presence of Infosys co-chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan.

It's the second land parcel that Infosys is getting near Technopark here for setting up their own campus. The new land is being allotted in the proposed Technocity project coming up adjacent to the Technopark. The company already has a development centre set up in 50 acres. More than 4,000 IT professionals are currently working here.

According to senior officials in the IT department, the company would be paying a price commensurate to the expenses government incurred for land acquisition. This would come around Rs 1 crore per acre. The agreement would be signed in the presence of CM Oommen Chandy and IT and industries minister P K Kunhalikutty after the weekly cabinet meeting here on Wednesday.

As per the SEZ rules, any company that receives land should set up a minimum 10 lakh sq ft built up space in three years. Infosys is learnt to have promised to generate at least 10,000 job opportunities in its new campus. at Technocity.

The expansion activities of the already existing campus would also continue. Technopark authorities have recently completed the land acquisition process for Technocity project and the Union ministry of commerce and industry has accorded SEZ status for 130 acres acquired for the project.
URL-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/12523975.cms

[sudheeshnairs]

PHASE I & III.

[godman]

Trivandrum Technopark, which houses 240 companies and 32,000 IT professionals, has achieved a massive turnover of Rs. 2,000 crores and export earnings of Rs.1,977.32 crores in 2010-11, according to the Economic Review 2011 released recently.

IT exports from the park have increased by Rs. 592.32 crore over the year. In 2009-10, export earnings stood at Rs.1,385 crore. Technopark is situated over 326.54 acres, and has a total built-up area of 30,81,500 sq.ft. occupied by industrial modules, 98,17,400 sq.ft. in the Special Economic Zone, and 1,78,850 sq.ft. for support facilities. The Government has invested Rs. 2,100 crore during 2010-11 and 2011-12 to develop the additional infrastructure.

The Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL), a company set up by the Government of Kerala to develop infrastructure for the IT/ITES sector in the State, is in the process of acquiring land for the expansion of Technopark Phase III and Technocity in Trivandrum, Cyberpark in Kozhikode, and Infopark in Kochi.

The review also says that the IT buildings in Technopark Kollam and Infopark Cherthala will be opened for business operations in the first half of 2012.

Work on SmartCity is progressing rapidly. In addition to this, most of the existing IT parks are expanding to accommodate an ever-growing number of start-ups and MNC IT firms opting to set up shop in the State.
source :- www.keralait.org

[dpkanu]

With the objective of availing easier ISO Certification for incubated companies from Technopark, Technopark-TBI and TUV India Pvt Ltd have signed an MoU to provide ISO 9001:2008 certifications on a cluster basis.

The agreement to this effect was signed and exchanged between K G Girish Babu, chairman, T-TBI and Venkatesh Prasad, branch manager - Coimbatore, TUV India, on Tuesday.

Companies incubated from Technopark and also those which graduated to the ‘Smart Business Centre’ are eligible for this certification process. TUV India would be the Certification Body for Technopark-TBI incubated companies. The certification process would be conducted as per the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Standards.

TUV India Pvt Ltd is a leading certification body and provides diverse services in management systems - quality, environment, safety, food, information technology and social accountability, training in allied areas of lead auditor, internal auditor & awareness courses, third party inspection, CDM & other carbon and energy services, laboratory testing (analytical) services, PED/ASME certification, product certification (CE, GS marking), automotive momologation, six sigma, CMMI etc.

“ISO Certified companies are highly valued in the IT industry. The MoU is very strategic and rewarding for all the Technopark incubated companies,” said Girish Babu.

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[arunjith]

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[RajeshVR]

NASSCOM offering a better insurance cover


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IT and BPO employees are all set to get a better insurance cover. NASSCOM, a trade association of IT and BPO industry, has launched Health Active Plan, a common medical insurance programme, for IT companies. The insurance programme, launched nationwide by NASSCOM in January this year, will be introduced in the State too. The NASSCOM regional office in the Stateis organising a session for companies in Technopark on Thursday to familiarise them with the plan.
According to Sujith Unni, senior associate, NASSCOM, not just NASSCOM members, other companies too can avail the ‘Health Active Plan’.
“Some of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) do not have insurance cover. The SMEs can avail the benefits of the Health Active Plan. The plan is getting a good response from Technopark companies. Member companies as well as non-members have shown interest over it. So, we are arranging a session on Thursday to explain about the plan,” he said.
Sujith said that the Health Active Plan has better benefits than other insurance plans. “Employees can avail two maternity benefits. Payments and other benefits are better, compared to other insurance plans,” he said.
The health programme has had a successful rollout nationally, with 70 per cent of its 1,350 members being SMEs.
The employees are eligible for tax breaks under section 80D for the premium paid by them. The sum insured covers the employee and family members on a floater basis. All covers are effective from Day 1. There will be no waiting periods.
A session to familiarise the plan and the nuances of the exclusive Group Health Insurance for Nasscom members will be held on Thursday at the Park Centre on Technopark campus.

[jaguarss]

Technopark pics






TCS Development centre site

[25Dude25]

UST Global @ Bhavani, Nila & Leela buildings @ Technopark, Trivandrum











Courtesy: Malayala Manorama

[Ajaypp]

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Composite made from the awesome aerials shot by Sudheesh!

[prakas]

Infosys is planning for 25000-26000 employees
from the present 4100 at its development centers inTrivandrum.

Source http://www.mathrubhumi.com/business/...ry-265824.html

[scorpiogenius]

Awesome work Ajay! You guys wouldn't mind if I share this on a few places, credits duly given to both you stalwarts