Software exports
from Kerala grows 43 percent
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) While India’s
overall software exports have slowed down on account
of the global slowdown, those from Kerala grew 43.41
percent till February-end, fetching a revenue of Rs.2,300
crore.
“While the STPI (Software Technology Parks India)
figures for the country show a growth of 17.62 percent
till February-end this fiscal, software exports from
Kerala have grown at 43.41 percent,” said an IT
department official who did not wish to be identified.
According to him, software exports from the state touched
Rs.1,750 crore for 2007-08.
STPI, is a society set up by the central government
in 1991, with the objective of encouraging, promoting
and boosting the software exports.
There are 250 software companies in the state, of which
170 are based in the Technopark information technology
campus here and 40 at the Infopark campus at Kochi.
“According to the STPI figures, the Technopark
and Infopark together account for 25 percent of the
total exports from tier-two and tier-three cities in
the country and this is good news for those IT companies
looking to shift operations from the metros,”
the IT official added.
Currently, there are 26,000 employees at Technopark
and another 8,500 at Infopark.
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