TP Gazette 3rd Issue September

Official weekly newsletter of Technopark Trivandrum

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ONAM CELEBRATION @ TECHNOPARK KOLLAM

AN ECOSYSTEM CREATOR GAINS FOOTHOLD

Technopark Technology Business Incubator (T-TBI), now Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM), has been turned around from a mere subsidised facility that kept alive zombie start-ups to a vibrant organisation according to C. Jayasankar Prasad, CEO, KSUM. Talking to The Hindu on completing two years at the helm of the KSUM, Dr. Prasad said it was not a smooth sail for the initiative.bThe T-TBI was being run like an ICU, keeping alive a number of start-ups which would not have survived outside its subsidised system, starving potential start-ups of valuable resources,b. Strict and transparent measures were taken to weed out zombie start-ups, screen applicants, review start-ups, and ensure proper mentoring. Appreciating the pioneering work of Startup Village, Dr. Prasad said the KSUM team could efficiently fill the vacuum left behind by the sudden withdrawal of Startup Village from the incubation outreach space.
The KSUM team had been able to implement all start-up policy initiatives with desired results.
(Excerpt from an article published in The Hindu on September 18, 2016)

RICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

Prathidhwani's bRice bucket challengeb campaign received great acceptance among techies and we got 456 packs of rice weighing 5kg each (2.3 ton rice). The collected rice packets were distributed as Onam gift to different section of Non IT employees of Technopark which includes cleaning staff, gardening labourers, car washing employees etc.
Total 301 packets (5kg) distributed inside Technopark at different locations Park centre, Bhavani, Nila, Leela Infopark and Yamuna at Technopark Phase 3 on 9th September, Friday after noon. 115kg rice (23 rice packets) were donated to Devaki Warrier Stay Home, Medical College which provides free & low rate stay for cancer patients coming at Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum.
Technopark Business Development Manager Sri Vasanth Varada, Technopark HR Sri Abhilash, CEO's of different companies, Prathidhwani executive members and employees participated in the distribution.
Prathidhwani has also distributed 5kg rice packets to families of 80 school children of Thonnaikkal Government LP school as a part of the campaign.

SRISHTI 2016

Prathidhwani at Technopark, Trivandrum has announced the third session of bSrishti 2016b b Creative Writing and Art Festival by Prathidhwani for the employees of Technopark. Srishti aims at bringing out the hidden creative talents of techies in Technopark, Trivandrum. Entries are now open for various events and competitions.

OWASP KERALA CHAPTER MEET UP

OWASP Kerala Chapter is conducting Chapter Meeting on 28th Sep 2016. This is an event where Hackers,Security Enthusiasts and developers meet up and exchange knowledge for free.
Registration:
Registration is free but seats are limited.
http://kerala.owasp.org

TECH LINES

WISDOM OF THE WEEK

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

An aerial view of Technopark, Trivandrum Phase 1 campus.
Photo credits - Susan Koruthu

TECHNOPARK ONAM CELEBRATION

The Onam celebration at Technopark, Trivandrum, 'Orumayode Onam', which was organized by Natana in association with Prakruthi, was a vibrant burst of colour, culture, tradition and sumptuous organic food. The Onam celebrations, which was held earlier this month featured a host of competitions like flower carpet making and a rally featuring the traditional art forms of Kerala. The celebration was attended by hundreds of employees from the various companies that function within the Technopark campus.