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WELCOMING SHRI. S. RAMNATH
Shri. S. Ramnath, the new CEO of Technopark, has acquired a wealth of professional experience of over 35 years. He was previously the Managing Director of Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL). S. Ramnath, who has been with the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) since 1994, has held many positions of prime importance and also served as the Managing Director of the firm.
S.Ramnath, a graduate from IIT Kanpur, has been instrumental in Planning and Business development management techniques for the successful implementation of various theme-based industrial parks in the state.
He has also made his presence felt in meetings of great importance and was the Representative of the Government of Kerala and KINFRA at the Delegate Programme of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Investment and Technology Promotion Office, Tokyo in November 2005.
BUDGETARY BENEFITS
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech announced a 100 percentage tax deduction programme for three years over a period of five years for Startup’s, from April 2016 to March 2019 under the Startup India scheme.
It aims at easing the hurdles that startup’s face and ensure that MSME’s (Minstry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) in the country get a boost.
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY CELEBRATED
Prathidhwani, socio-cultural organization of Technopark, Trivandrum in association with Aikya Malayala Vedhi  organised International Mother Language Day Celebration on 1st March 2016 at 5:30 PM in Amphitheatre. It was held with the noble intention of promoting Cultural Diversity and Multilingualism.
The special invitees included Sri. Naduvattom Gopalakrishnan and Dr. Sanitha, Lecturer at University College.
WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATIONS @ TECHNOPARK
Technopark is celebrating International Women’s Day on 08th March 2016 as an employee driven program in collaboration with eWIT and other socio-cultural forums in the campus like Tejus, Natana, Prathidwani, Prakruti, Techfriends, TechnoparkToday and Vivekananda Study Circle.  All employees in Technopark are invited to be part of the key initiatives launched on the day, including Busting the Myth – Women can also be blood donors  ; self defense training program for wellness and safety  ;  cultural extravaganza on women empowerment that follows. 
For  registration : write to  info@ewittvm.co.in  or call 9746465746 /  9645990002.
A GRAND BEGINNING
The foundation stone laying ceremony of Technopark, Trivandrum's new building ‘Shiriya’ was held on 25th February, 2016
Shri.M A Vahid, MLA, Kazhakoottam and Shri. P H Kurian IAS, Principal Secretary (Industries, Electronics & IT) together did the honours in the presence of Shri. Suni Chandran, Councillor, Attipra, Shri. S Ramnath, CEO Technopark and Sri. K G Girish Babu, Former CEO, Technopark
It is a 12-storey building with a 9 lakh Sq.Ft space to cater to the needs of IT companies.The building will be the largest IT building in the first phase of Technopark on completion in three years at an estimated cost of Rs.260 crore, offering direct employment to 7,000 techies. Here are the excerpts from the speeches of P.H Kurian IAS & K.G Girish Babu during the course of the event.
THE MOST INFLUENTIAL
Mr. Vinu Peter Alancheril, Manager for Human Resource of Attinad Software Pvt. Ltd, a Technopark, Trivandrum based company has been bestowed with true glory as he was elected as one among the 100 most Influential Leaders of India for the year 2015. He is one among the youngest professionals to be honored with this award.
CINE GLORY FOR TECHIE
‘The Intangible’ a short film directed by Neethu Prasanna,  woman employee of Technopark bagged its second international award as it was adjudged the best film in the International Film Festival for Women, Indonesia, 2016. The same film, which is apparently based on three of her own poems had earlier fetched her a Best Film maker award in the Best Shorts International Film Festival held at California in 2015.
IIITM-K TO OFFER PG & PhD PROGRAMMES IN SPECIALISED AREAS
 
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala (IIITM-K), the academic arm of Department of Information Technology, Government of Kerala has reoriented its PG programmes and is now offering masters programmes in Computer Science with specialisation in Cyber Security, Machine Intelligence, Data Analytics and Geospatial Analytics, realising demand for manpower in such specialised areas. 
The Institute also offers M.Phil and PhD programs in different areas related to Computer Science in Information Technology.
For more details, visit the website: www.iiitmk.ac.in/admission.
PEN YOUR THOUGHTS
TECHIE'S CREATIVE COLUMN
ARTIST IN YOU
 
Author      :  Vineetha R
Company :   QuEST Global Ensgineering Services Pvt.Ltd.
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A walk back in time, towards a different me and you..
To see a mindful child in us,
And today let’s bring him back with us…
With all our heart,
From today, we will fly away/along with art.

Let’s Head for the hills, and hug those big trees,
And in streams we will splash around,
Take pleasure in the worlds delight,
With all our heart,
Today, we will fly away/along with art.

Make the world our little stage play & we will be the director……
It’s inside you & me… lets bring it out to make our own path……
Soothe our mind, and boost our energy,
With all our heart,
Today, we will fly away/along with art.

Think out of the box and make your life memorable forever,
Let’s be who we used to be, Yes
With all our heart,
Today, we will fly away/along with art.
Today, we will fly away/along with art.
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK
The fascinating night life of an important habitat.
Technopark, Trivandrum

Photo: Sreeraj S A
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