Launch of 2 STPI centers in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi
To significantly boost the Electronics, IT and Startup ecosystem in Kerala, the Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Jal Shakti, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar has launched new Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) centers at Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi. Also inaugurated. He said that the startups, entrepreneurs and youth of Kerala should get the opportunity to be at the forefront of India's transformation in semiconductors.
Announcing that the upcoming Bharat Semiconductor Research Center (BSRC) will have a regional center here at the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), the Minister signed an MoU between technology major IBM and C-DAC with the aim of accelerating Also provided facilities. India's processor design and manufacturing capabilities for high performance computing. He said, “After all we are living in a time when even a semiconductor engineer is a superhero, this itself tells how much our country has progressed in the era of technology under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.” “4th Semicon India FutureDesign Roadshow”.
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S. During his interaction with Somnath, the minister said Thiruvananthapuram has tremendous opportunity to become a great catalyst for the growth of India's “digital economy”. He said, “Despite having one of the first technoparks in India established in the city in the 1990s, it is a shame that today, Thiruvananthapuram is not even in the top 20 of the startup innovation economy.
Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair, Director of VSSC and IIST, Thiruvananthapuram, said, “Under the leadership of PM Modi, the government is making rapid progress in this very important and strategic area. Dr. V. Narayanan, Director, Liquid Propulsion System Center (LPSC) at ISRO, said that to make the country a 'Developed India', many sectors and sectors need to be developed on a large scale and “Electronics and Semiconductor development is a major Is the area.” in this regard”.
