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The rapid expansion of Technopark in Trivandrum has rapidly changed the entire human ecology of the capital and its suburbs.  So far no serious studies have been undertaken to analyze the social and economic effect this IT hub has created. With 30,000 odd IT employees concentrated at one place and its economic flow has surely, to a small extent, altered …

In Netherlands, Ministry of Economic Affairs and consulting firm McKinsey & Company started ‘New Venture’ as a business plan competition to support innovative start-ups. And the competition as usual was held in 2011 also. And the finally the announcement came. The Food Innovation Award 2011 goes to the south Indian recipes  ‘MEENU’s Idli. South Indian recipe ‘Idli’ is unfamiliar for the …

Technopark has set up a helpline to check on the credential of firms advertising for jobs through various mediums. This decision has come into effect after receiving frequent complaints of companies conducting job interviews assuring employment in Technopark and collecting money promising jobs. Those who wish to find out about the firms’ credentials can call Mr. Abhilash D S, Officer …

The dream IT project of Kochi, the Smart City, may soon get metro rail connectivity. The state government has decided to extend the alignment of Kochi Metro Rail to the proposed Smart City site. The authorities will soon start the study for foxing the alignment for the new route. “We have decided to extend the alignment. It will be fixed …

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said there was no need for any anxiety with regard to land acquisition for the much delayed Kochi Metro Rail project, which is now estimated to cost about Rs 5000 crore. The land acquisition process has to be completed within six months. The government would be formulating a new land acquisition policy keeping in …

The first phase of the proposed mega IT project, Smart City Kochi, would be commissioned before Oct 31, 2012, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said Thursday.The Oommen Chandy-led United Democratic Front (UDF) government, which had first finalised the project during its previous term, held its first meeting Thursday with the builder of the project, Smart City Dubai. Addressing reporters here …

IT Kerala announced that the Central Ministry of Commerce has given final notification for the 25 acres of land identified to set up Cyberpark Kozhikode which will be known as IT/ITES Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Cyberpark Kozhikode is Kerala IT’s foray into the Malabar region of the State. Kerala IT has procured a total of 43 acres of land for …

Trivandrum, June 23, 2011 – 12 students from Cleveland State University (CSU), Ohio, USA, visited Technopark as part of their “India Study” programme. The team led by Dr. Murali D Nair, Director of School of Social Work, CSU was briefed about the Indian IT industry and Kerala IT scenario. Mervin Alexander, CEO, Technopark participated in an interactive session with them. …

From Hotels to Hospitals, from toilets to X-ray rooms, Kerala is obsessed with cameras these days. If it was Hotel Sagar recording how you use their toilets, now it is Ernakulam Medical Center (EMC) keen in knowing if you are properly examined – Not by doctors, but by the security person watching you through the cameras. It is rather shocking …

>>Who is your father?  This may be one of the commonest questions that have been heard next to “how are you?” This alone points out greatly the significance that term possess. Everything we see around to come into existence should be fathered by someone, and we humans are no exception at all. But for us the term father is simply …

An IT engineer girl was subjected to brutal attack. The girl is identified as ‘Tasni Banu’ working in an IT company Infopark, kakkanad, Kochi. This girl was attacked while she was traveling with one of her friends on bike. The people who attacked this girl was pretending the moral police, and they abused the girl both verbally and physically. The …

CCS Technologies (P) Ltd opened its new development centre at Infopark Kochi’s “Tejomaya” building.   A part of the prestigious “Mr. Butler’s group,” CCS focuses on areas such as SAP R/3, SAP Business One, MS SharePoint Solutions, and Mobile Applications. It was the Best Partner for SAP Business One in Kerala during the year 2010.

Technopark Trivandrum signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hamriya Free Zone Authority (HFZA) of Sharjah.   The MoU will enable Technopark Trivandrum and HFZA to work together to strengthen mutual ties and jointly promote the growth of IT Industry in both geographies.   His Excellency Dr. Rashid Al Leem, Director General, HFZA, who signed the MoU on behalf …

A high level delegation from the Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Nagaland, visited Technopark Trivandrum on June 15-16, 2011, with the objectives of replicating the “Kerala Model” of IT development by establishing IT Parks in Nagaland and exploring possible ways of association with Technopark and the T-TBI. This North-Eastern state has plans to establish a Technology Business …

Oracle – One of the IT Giants in the world, has started operations at Technopark. Oracle has leased 40,000 sq.ft of space at Leela Infopark inside the Technpark campus, the operations began from a temporary office. At this time, 50 engineers recruited through campus interviews have joined the office for training. Oracle, which currently employs about 28,000 IT professionals in …

State Horticulture Mission-Kerala and the Mango Growers’ Association are jointly organizing a national mango festival on the Kanakakkunnu grounds from June 16 to 26. It will bring together mango varieties from across the country . Several varieties of mangoes, such as Neelam, Varikka, Kalapady, Sindooram, and Chandrakaran, and those grown in other parts of the country, such as Jahangir, Daseri, …

Kingfisher Airlines has announced the start of a new service from Trivandrum to Mumbai. The service will be available on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight from Mumbai will leave at 12:15 PM and arrive in Trivandrum at 2:15PM. The return journey will start at 2:45 PM and reach Mumbai at 4:45 PM. The full press release is available here.

The arts club of Technopark – Natana proudly presents the KalyanaSougandhikam Kathakali At Technopark amphitheater. KalyanaSougandhikam Kathakali is a classical Indian dance-drama which tells the story of the Bheema (Bhima) – one of the Pandava brothers in Mahabharatha – going in search of the Kalyanasougandhikam flower in the forest for his wife Panchali. The story also portrait the scene of …