Kochi No:1 Destination for ITES/BPO Operations: Study
Kochi has been ranked No:1 location for ITES/BPO Operations
and for setting up DRC by ICICI Property Services as a
result of the recent location study conducted by them.
ICICI Property Services has compared Kochi with 14 other
locations and has also ranked LeelaInfopark as one of
the best locations in the country to setup IT Operations.
Source: ICICI Property Services
- Location Study - 2004
Kerala can steal the march in IT: Study
In tourism, Kerala is renowned as God’s own country
and now in the IT industry, it is beginning to be noticed
as God’s own wired country. Kerala which has always
posed a conundrum to economists for scoring well on
social indices but faring poorly in traditional indices
like industrialization and employment is now emerging
as a sought after destination for IT according to a
recent study.
Source: Business Line, New Delhi,
May 19, 2002
Kochi – The emerging communication hub
for South Asia
With plans of setting up a Special Economic Zone, the
commercial capital of Kerala is now even more attractive
to the ICT investor. No other Indian city is as adequately
connected to the outside world through sea, air and
road as the Queen of the Arabian Sea- Kochi (Cochin).
The availability of 15 Gbps bandwidth, through undersea
cables such as FLAG, SAFE and SEA ME WE 3 ensures seamless
data flow. Moreover different institutions, both government
and private, are now planning to invest in the IT/Business
parks in the city with a unique master plan to develop
a Special Economic Zone.
Source. CNS, May 27, 2002
Business Today Rankings
Business Today, the largest circulated business fortnightly
in India, in its study on business friendly cities,
ranked Trivandrum and Cochin in Kerala as 2nd and 3rd
respectively on factual parameters above metros like
Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, etc.
Source: Business Today, Dec 2001
NRS Survey
National Readership Survey covers the socio-economic aspects
of different states in India. Given below are the NRS
rankings on Kerala.
Demographics : 1
Social Infrastructure: 1
Transport & Communication: 1
Physical Quality of Life Index (PQLI): 1
Source: NRS 2000
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