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Technopark is a technology park in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala, India. Established on 28 July 1990 by the Government of Kerala, under chief minister E K Nayanar, However, the government was unable to commence building. The next council of ministers, led by Mr. K Karunakaran, took the initiative to begin construction and inaugurated the first building. The largest information technology (IT) park in Asia in terms of area.<ref name="TechnoparkAbout">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Technopark is the first greenest IT Park of India.
Technopark has Template:Convert of built-up area, and is home to over 490 companies, employing more than 75,000 professionals, and still growing. It is surrounded by beautiful Kerala foliage.
The policy of economic liberalisation initiated by the government of India in 1991, and the rapid growth of the global software industry during the 1990s, substantially contributed to this growth. As a result of the 2008 financial crisis and the Great Recession, the park saw a period of reduced growth in 2009–10, when exports were only 2.8% more than the previous year.<ref name="KERALA ECONOMIC REVIEW 2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="KERALA ECONOMIC REVIEW 2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the 2016-17 financial year, the park recorded IT exports of Rs. 5,000 crores.<ref name="Economic review">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Technopark is owned and administered by the Government of Kerala and is headed by a chief executive officer. In addition to this, it has a governing council and a Project Implementation Board, both of which include top officials of the government.<ref name="Campus notes of Technopark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Administrative offices, including that of the CEO, are housed in the Park Centre building. Technopark also hosts a Technology Business Incubation Cell under Kerala Startup Mission.
Technopark houses domestic firms, joint ventures, and subsidiaries of foreign companies engaged in a wide variety of activities, which include embedded software development, smart card technology, enterprise resource planning (ERP), process control software design, engineering and computer-aided design software development, IT Enabled Services (ITES), process re-engineering, animation, and e-business.
History and missionEdit
Then Chief Minister of Kerala, E. K. Nayanar visited the Apple facility in the United States in 1989. This led to forming of Technopark, India's first IT park and still remains the largest in India. Nayanar laid the foundation stone on 1990 after it was registered under the Travancore Cochin Scientific and Charitable Societies Act. As of 2020, the IT park employs 70,000 people and provides indirect employment to lakhs.<ref name="TOI article">Template:Cite news</ref> In March 1990, the Government of Kerala conceptualised Technopark as a facility to foster the development of high-technology industries in the state. Technopark was set up under the auspices of Electronics Technology Park, Kerala—an autonomous body under the Department of Information Technology of the government of Kerala.
Technopark's aim was to create infrastructure to support the development of high-technology companies.<ref name="Mission of Technopark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 31 March 1991, the foundation stone for Technopark was laid by E K Nayanar, Chief Minister of Kerala, at a ceremony presided over by K R Gowri Amma, Minister for Industries. Technopark was formally dedicated to the nation by the then prime minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao, in November, 1995.<ref name="History of Technopark">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since then, Technopark has been growing steadily both in size and employee strength. Park Centre, Pamba, and Periyar were the only buildings constructed in the beginning, by 1995. Since then, Technopark has periodically added new buildings, such as Nila (1997), Gayathri, and Bhavani. With the inauguration of the Template:Convert "Thejaswini", on 22 February 2007, Technopark became the largest IT Park in India.<ref name="Largest IT Park in India 2">Template:Cite news</ref> After that, Leela Group has built a facility, "Leela Infopark", that hosts MNCs like Allianz, Oracle Corporation, D+H, RM Education, and Zafin.
Socio-economic impactEdit
Technopark has become the single largest source of employment in Kerala,<ref name="Technopark is Kerala's largest employer">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with over seventy thousand people directly working in the facility.
WorkforceEdit
Technopark hosts about 470 companies, and a workforce that numbers more than 70,000 personnel, in the IT and ITES sectors: companies such as Allianz, Ernst & Young, Speridian Technologies, Infosys, Guidehouse India, Oracle Corporation, Quest Global, SunTec Business Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Tata Elxsi, Toonz Media Group, and UST Global,<ref name="TechnoparkAbout" /> as well as Finastra, H&R Block, IBS Software Services, Nissan Digital, RM Education, Envestnet, Tech Mahindra and RR Donnelly.
InstitutionsEdit
Technopark hosts two educational and research institutes. The Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala, (IIITM–K) is an institution of higher education and research and development in applied Information Technology and Management.<ref name="About IIITM–K"> Template:Cite news</ref> Portals for computational chemistry and agricultural information dissemination are among its areas of focus.<ref name="Projects"> Template:Cite news</ref> IIITM–K is located at present in Park Centre.
The Asian School of Business (ASB) used to have its flagship post-graduate management programme in Technopark, before moving it to its own 16 Acre LEED-certified campus in 2011.<ref name="ASB"> Template:Cite news</ref> The Asian School of Business is managed by a board of governors, which includes Tata Consultancy Services CEO S. Ramadorai and Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan.<ref name="Board of Governors"> Template:Cite news</ref>
InfrastructureEdit
Technopark aims to provide the infrastructure and support facilities needed for IT/ITES and electronics companies to function. In addition to office space, it provides utilities and connectivity, which is done either directly or through private partners. Besides, Technopark provides business incubation facilities for start-up firms as well as some social infrastructure for the personnel working in the park.
BuildingsEdit
There are currently about a dozen buildings on the Technopark campus intended for software development. Seven of the buildings are named after rivers in Kerala—the Pamba, the Periyar, the Nila, the Chandragiri, the Gayathri, Bhavani, and the Thejaswini, the seventh building, which was commissioned in February 2007, with over Template:Convert and Template:Convert of carpet area. There are also independent buildings of private enterprises inside the Phase I campus: Amstor House, Padmanabham, and M-squared. These buildings have an aggregate floor area of about Template:ConvertTemplate:Citation needed.
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| Chandragiri | 4 | 57Template:Citation needed | 2 | 100% |
| Gayathri | 3 | 129Template:Citation needed | 4 | 100% |
| Nila | 7 | 400Template:Citation needed | 6 | 50% |
| Amstor | 5 | 350 Template:Citation needed | 4 | 100% |
| Bhavani | 6 | 480<ref>Technopark.org Template:Webarchive</ref> | 6 | 100% |
| Thejaswini | 12 | 850<ref>Technopark.org Template:Webarchive</ref> | 8 | 100% |
| M-Squared Building | 4 | 45<ref>Technopark.org Template:Webarchive</ref> | 2 | 100% |
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| Leela Info Park / Carnival Technopark | 14 | 460<ref>Siproperty.in</ref> | 6 | 100% |
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| IIITM Kerala | 4 | 4 | 100% | |
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Other facilities in the campus include:
- Technopark Club – Includes a gym, swimming pool, restaurant, and sporting facilities.
- Technomall – a shopping complex
- Technopark guesthouse
- Private IT parks of individual companies
- Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
- Technology Business Incubator
- WiFi Solutions IT Rentals Infrastructure Service Provider
Utilities and support facilitiesEdit
Technopark infrastructure facilities include power backup, uninterrupted water supply, and ambient air conditioning;Template:Clarify for all buildings. 100% of electric power is available from the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) and the diesel generators operate with less than 5% annual downtime (with at least 95% uptime, generating electricity). Technopark has its own 110kV electric transformer substation and a 25 mega volt-ampere dedicated internal power distribution system with built-in redundancies at all levels. The water supply is maintained through a dedicated water distribution system.
Technopark has other support facilities such as a satellite earth station, a 200-seater convention centre, a club, a guest house, a shopping complex (Techno-Mall), banks, ATMs, restaurants and conference rooms on campus. Furthermore, setting up of new units is accelerated by exemption from state-level clearances as well as through ready-to-use incubation facilities.
Transport facilityEdit
Technopark Express service is a public transport system for Technopark employees. It was inaugurated on 17 April 2017 by Hrishikesh R Nair, the then CEO of Technopark, Infopark, and Cyberpark.
ConnectivityEdit
Technopark offers multiple Internet Service Providers, including Reliance Infocomm, STPI, BSNL, Bhari, and VSNL.<ref name="Connectivity" /> Leased-line fiber connectivity is available to all buildings on the campus, guaranteeing that connection breaks are a thing of the past.
Global Cloud Xchange—a subsidiary of 3i Infrastructure—has its FLAG global cable system at Thiruvananthapuram, providing direct connectivity to the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Technopark is connected through fibre link, with a self-healing redundant ring architecture, to Global Cloud Xchange's data center and gateway at Mumbai, directly connecting to FLAG, the undersea cable system backbone that connects 134 countries including the U.S., U.K., and other countries, in North America, Europe, the Middle East, South East Asia, and Asia Pacific.<ref name="Connectivity">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="FALCON cable lands at Thiruvananthapuram">Template:Cite news</ref>
Technopark Business Incubation Centre (T-BIC)Edit
The Kerala Startup Mission, formerly known as the Technopark Business Incubation Centre (T-BIC), aims to provide economical plug-and-play facilities to start-ups in the IT/ITES fields.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This facility has given rise to over 47 successful ventures, many of whom have expanded by taking up space elsewhere in Technopark.<ref name="Technopark TBI"/> T-BIC currently has Template:Convert. (800 sq m.) at Park Centre, and this is being expanded with another Template:Convert. (1000 sq m.) in the newest Technopark building, Thejaswini.Template:Clarify<ref name="T-BIC to be expanded">Template:Cite news</ref> One of the latest companies started at T-BIC is Entiresoft Technologies Private Limited.<ref name="Technopark TBI"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
Expansion and new projectsEdit
Phase IIEdit
Technopark has acquired Template:Convert of land, for its Phase II expansion.
- Out of this, Template:Convert has been earmarked for Infosys and Template:Convert for UST Global.<ref name="US Technology to set up campus">Template:Cite news</ref>
- Infosys is planning to create up to Template:Convert of space to eventually accommodate up to 15,000 professionals. It plans to set up Template:Convert in the first phase.<ref name="Infosys plans expansion in Thiruvananthapuram">
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- UST Global was to set up a Template:Convert campus to be completed by 2015. Template:Convert of space was to be completed by January 2012.<ref name="UST Global campus in Thiruvananthapuram">
Template:Cite news </ref> Work on the campus was started on 24 October 2007.<ref name="UST Global campus work inaugurated"> Template:Cite news </ref>
- Tata Consultancy Services has been allotted Template:Convert within the campus for their software development centre.<ref name="TCS Campus in Technopark">
Template:Cite news </ref> This is in addition to the Template:Convert of land allotted to them for setting up their new training centre—Peepul Park.
- IBS Software Services is constructing a Template:Convert office on Template:Convert of land.<ref name="IBS Campus in Technopark">
Template:Cite news </ref> The first phase of the campus was inaugurated on 23 October 2007.<ref name="IBS opens new campus">Template:Cite news </ref>
- Tata Elxsi Limited, which is the product design arm of the US$68 billion Tata Group, has taken Template:Convert on which to build its design and development centre. The first phase of the campus was commissioned on 7 September 2007.<ref name="Tata Elxsi opens its new office">
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- The NeST group has also been allocated land to build a development centre, on which work has almost been completed.
- OXOMO Systems International is one of the fastest-growing IT company in the area, concentrating on software development, Digital Marketing, and IT outsourcing sectors.
Technopark Phase IIIEdit
Technopark has completed acquisition of Template:Convert of land for Phase III expansion. Firms like Larsen & Toubro and the Rahejas are planning major developments within and around Technopark as well. L&T has already announced its plans to set up a Template:Convert hybrid IT-and-residential park as part of Technopark Phase III.<ref name="Campus notes of Technopark 2"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref><ref name="Technopark Phase III Expansion to be completed soon"> Template:Cite news </ref> iGate (formerly Patni Computer Systems) has already announced that it will set up a Rs 150 crore ($US 32 million) development centre in Phase III.<ref name="Patni to setup Centre in Technopark Phase III"> Template:Cite news </ref>
The second and third phases of expansion of Technopark along with the ramping up of operations of the existing IT units are expected to see an investment of around Rs. 3000–4000 crore (US$0.75 billion) and an additional creation of 80,000–100,000 jobs.Template:Citation needed
Taurus Investment Holdings, along with its partners Embassy Group and Asset Homes, is building a mixed-use project that is to build Template:Convert of floor space on Template:Convert of land, as a part of Phase 3.Template:Citation needed
Phase IV expansion – TechnocityEdit
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The fourth phase of Technopark is also referred to as the "Technocity" project. It involves a mixed use—IT, biotechnology, nanotechnology, commercial and residential development—spread over Template:Convert of land, about Template:Convert from the present campus. It will be a self-contained IT township with the potential to employ 100,000 people.<ref name="Infrastructure of Technopark"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref><ref name="Infosys Expansion and Technocity in progress"> Template:Cite news </ref> The expected investment in the project is around Rs 60 billion (over US$1.5 billion), according to 2007 estimates.<ref name="Investment in Technocity"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
Once Technocity's land acquisition is complete, Technopark will have an extent of close to Template:Convert, making it one of India's largest IT satellite townships in terms of geographic area, comparable to that of projects like Mahindra World City in Chennai.
The government of Kerala has decided to partner with multiple private developers for Technocity and has formed a special company – Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL) – to take up the work.<ref name="KSITIL">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore </ref> Template:Convert of the project area has already been acquired.<ref name="Land acquisition for Technocity">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore </ref> A Request for Qualification was issued on 1 June 2008, and nine major developers, including international majors Emaar and Forest City Enterprises, have applied for qualification.<ref name="Bidders for Technocity">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Special Economic Zones in TechnoparkEdit
There are three Special Economic Zones (SEZs) inside Technopark. Each economic zone encompasses one of Phases I, II, or III.<ref name="Three Special Economic Zones inside Technopark"> Template:Cite news </ref> Phase IV will also become an SEZ once land acquisition is completed and will provide a range of economic benefits to the companies operating within Technopark.
Technopark ClubEdit
A sports and recreation club on the campus of Phase I provides diverse facilities for professionals to unwind.<ref name="Technopark Club"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref> These include a gym; a swimming pool; and courts for basketball, badminton, table tennis, and beach volleyball. The club supports tour operators in organising recreational travel of employees and their families; it also has a massage parlour, Vaisakha, and a multi-cuisine restaurant.
Technopark Adventure ClubEdit
The Technopark Adventure Club provides adventure activities to employees of Technopark and their families. It organises activities such as parasailing, rock climbing, rappelling, trekking and camping, paragliding.<ref name="Technopark Adventure Club"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref> It administers a camp at Munnar, as well as corporate training camps.Template:Citation needed
Tech-A-BreakEdit
Tech-A-Break is Technopark's annual cultural extravaganza.<ref name="Tech-A-Break 2007"> Template:Cite news </ref> Typically held over the course of a week, it kicks off with a Carnival parade and ends with performance by professional bands, dance groups, and musicians.<ref name="Tech-A-Break"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref>
In popular cultureEdit
The climactic scenes of the 1997 Malayalam film Superman were filmed in Technopark's Travancore Hall.
The 2009 Malayalam film Ritu was extensively shot on the Technopark campus.
See alsoEdit
- InfoPark, Kochi
- Kazhakoottam Railway Station
- Techno-lodge
- Technopark Kollam
- Digital Science Park, Thiruvananthapuram
- Technocity, Thiruvananthapuram