Information Technology
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
| ITEM | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Shri. Pinarayi Vijayan Chief Minister of Kerala |
Office of the Chief Minister 3rd Floor, North Block, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala PIN- 695001 Tel: 0471 – 2333241 FAX: 0471 – 2333489 E-mail: chiefminister@kerala.gov.in Residence: 0471 – 2314853, 2318406 Website: www.keralacm.gov.in |
| Information Technology Department | 1st Floor , Main Block Secretariat,Statue Thiruvananthapuram |
| Department of Information Technology Shri. Secretary |
Room No. 157 4th Floor North Block, Secretariat Thiruvananthapuram Ph: 0471- 2327979, 2518653 Mob: 9847797000 E-mail: osdcmo@kerala.gov.in secy.itd@kerala.gov.in |
| Director Shri. |
Kerala State IT Mission ICT Campus, Vellayambalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695 003 Tel: +91 471 2726881, 2314307, 2725646 Fax: +91 471 2314284 Email: response@keralaitmission.org |
IT INDUSTRIES
Information technology in India is an industry consisting of two major components: IT services and business process outsourcing.The sector has increased its contribution to India’s GDP from 1.2% in 1998 to 7.5% in 2012.According to NASSCOM, the sector aggregated revenues of US$160 billion in 2017,with export revenue standing at US$99 billion and domestic revenue at US$48 billion, growing by over 13%. USA accounts for more than 60 per cent of Indian IT exports.
TECHNOPARK
Technopark is a technology park in Kerala, India. It is the largest Information Technology park in Asia in terms of built up area.The park is dedicated to IT ventures. Launched in 1990, Technopark as of 2015 has 9.33 million square feet of built-up area, and is home to over 350 companies, employing nearly 60,000 professionals. Technopark is currently on an expansion mode by adding another 37 hectares as part of Phase III expansion and 423 acres as Technocity—an integrated IT township near Pallippuram. 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 its growth. During the global financial crisis of 2007–2010, the park saw a period of reduced growth in 2009-10, where the exports recorded was only 2.8% more than the previous year.During the financial year 2014-15, the park recorded IT exports of ₹6,100 crores, contributing 55 percent of the state’s total IT exports.
The units in Technopark include 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. 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.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.
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