Technocity Trivandrum Takes Off
Pallipuram, the quaint suburban town, 20 km north of Trivandrum has been catapulted into the IT map of India when Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan laid the foundation stone for Technocity, the state’s largest Information Technology Park yesterday.
Technocity Campus
Technocity will be rising up on both sides of the NH-47 leading from Pallipuram to Mangalapuram. The parcel of land begins just north of the CRPF Pallipuram camp and continues on towards Mangalapuram. The initial components of the colossal project are already underway, even before the CMs inauguration. A 64-crore grandiose new campus of Asian School of Business (see image below) is already heading towards realization on 16 acres of land earmarked for Technocity.
It would be factually incorrect tagging Technocity as yet another run-of-the-mill IT Park. On the contrary, Technocity is envisaged as a self-sustained township, call it a satellite industrial city if you want, which offers residential, entertainment, shopping and educational facilities to go along with the blue-blood workforce in Information Technology, biotechnology, nanotechnology, R&D and similar neo-sectors.
Technocity
Of the total 461 acres there will be 8 Special Economic Zones (SEZ) consuming 365 acres. Another 50 acre SEZ will be developed by Technopark directly. (refer illustration below)
- IT SEZ 1 – 38.44 acres
- IT SEZ 2 – 48.75 acres
- IT SEZ 3 – 27.82 acres
- IT SEZ 4 – 38.12 acres
- IT SEZ 5 – 40.62 acres
- IT SEZ 6 – 50.85 acres
- IT SEZ 7 – 44.69 acres
- IT SEZ 8 – 25.12 acres
- Technopark SEZ – 50.00 acres
Remaining land will be utilised for providing basic infrastructure and for other entities of the massive township.
- Social amenities – 20.31 acres
- School – 5 acres
- Hospital – 5 acres
- Stadium – 5 acres
- Club – 2 acres
- Postoffice/Police station – 2 acres
- Commercial zone – 8.64 acres
- Multiplex – 4 acres
- Hotel – 4 acres
- Educational Hub – 16.17 acres
- TP Administration – 4.66 acres
- Residential – 7.34 acres
- Substation – 4.95 acres
Technocity Map
Technocity expects an investment of over 6000 crore INR and creation of a built-up space of 10-15million sq.ft over a period of 8 years. This will create at least twice the built up space currently available in Technopark.
The IT corridor envisaged in Trivandrum from Kazhakkuttam to Kovalam, now extends a further 5km until Mangalapuram. On a much larger frame, the launch of Technocity now makes Trivandrum a strong contender for the regional IT hub project Govt of India is planning.
Trivandrum IT Corridor
With biggies like HCL on way to Technopark Phase III, campuses of Infosys, UST, IBS, TCS and NeST under development, the kickstart of activities of Technocity will augment Trivandrum’s status as the most preferred Tier II cities in India.
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I have only a simple question to ask. Why are we hanging tooth and nail on the concept of segregated technology parks. This is a sure fire way to create a social elite that even considers contact with the sada Malayalee below par.
The motivation to create such pockets of development has its root in the dealings of the land and contract developer mafia. I am a software entrepreneur, I would prefer only 3 things from the government: stable electric supply, good general infrastructure(public transport etc) and water supply – which coincidentally is useful for everybody not just IT. Also simplification of norms for technical development and red tape free import of material and equipment.
Silicon valley in the US became prominent not because of planned tech parks but entrepreneurs with an eye on the future left to do their stuff without un-neccessary legislation or meddling from the government. Most of the big companies took off from garage setups and grew solely because of innovation in their products.
What businesses need is not glass towers and air-conditioned skyscrapers for growth and visibility. That will happen automatically as they grow and will entirely fueled from their revenues. I strongly believe that the basis of vibrant tech community is not divided around the lines of geographical location but that of innovation and access to services. This can be entirely possible through better communications infrastructure.
Techno parks in India as a model for innovation is a misnomer. Most techno-park companies are glorified sweat shops operating on per-seat return on investment model. That is entirely unsuitable for real innovation and discovery. Innovation is not infrastructure but an attitude and access to investment and basic infrastructure. True innovative companies often have their own separate campuses.
True Innovators are mostly very budget conscious operations that wont even consider the high cost per seat technopark facilities. They would prefer to channel that money to employing better people or buying necessary equipment rather on posh glass cubicle offices. But it is this very same innovation crowd that build billion dollar companies and not your tech park outsourcing sweat shops.
What such innovators need is good cheap transport facilities and access to well planned infrastructure not some 5 star A/C facility or campus.
Above all, the economic multiplier effect caused by a concentrated and closed development model is far inferior to a more wider spaced development effort of a wider locality not by some consortium, but by the small businesses growing on their own terms like at the Silicon valley.
Oh one major point I missed, access to good financing and venture capital is also a must.
And if anybody wants to know about the nature of such innovators the following links could be a startup read
http://www.pobronson.com/index_nudist.htm
we trivandrumites have a high expectation about this techno city along with the on going vizhinjan container transhipment mother port. so let us pray together to complete these mammoth projects as early as possible with out any restrictions……
thank you
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