Technopark, the first IT park in India which provided the spark for Kerala’s IT boom, turned 34 on Friday. Technopark, which tells the story of the IT growth of the State and the capital, currently operates in five phases, covering an area of 760 acres and providing 10.6 million square feet of IT built-up space, housing 486 companies with around 72,000 workers across various campuses.
The campus has generated around 1,000 new job opportunities and provided workspace for 12 new companies in the last four months. Technopark’s software export revenue was ₹9,775 crore for the 2021- 22 fiscal.
Technopark CEO Sanjeev Nair said the campus was entering a new phase of development. The Brigade Square constructed over an area of one acre with 1.85 lakh square feet and ₹180 crore investment, and the 6 lakhs square feet ‘Carnival Building’ to be spread across 1.97 acres, are some of the upcoming projects in Technopark Phase 1. The Taurus Downtown Trivandrum project is being built on 19.73 acres with 55.56 square feet at ₹1,800 crore in Phase 3.
