Coimbatore will get Tech cities soon, says IT Minister
The Tamil Nadu government will soon come up with an action plan for the development of tech cities in the State, a proposal that were announced earlier this year, said Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Tamil Nadu, Palanivel Thiaga Rajan.
Inaugurating an event, Connect Coimbatore 2023, themed on ‘AI-led Business Transformation – Vision to Reality,’ organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday, the Minister said land has been identified for the project in Coimbatore. It will be a self-contained complex with residential, commercial, retail, office and entertainment spaces. The tech cities will be developed via public-private partnership models, and “very soon we will come up with an action plan” for the project, he said.
Coimbatore is growing rapidly in the IT sector, and there are reports of shortages of land and building space. The ELCOT facility coming up here, spanning 2 lakh sq.ft will be ready soon, and the process of identifying occupants is on, he added.
In his address, Shankar Vanavarayar, chairman of CII – Tamil Nadu, said Coimbatore had all the strengths needed to become an IT hot spot. Mahalingam Ramasamy, chairman of Connect Coimbatore 2023, said AI had huge potential, but could also cause disruptions. The Central government is launching a national programme for AI, he added.
Chairman of CII – Coimbatore, K. Senthil Ganesh, said the CII has prepared a report to enhance investments in Coimbatore in the IT sector and to further diffuse innovations. The report was submitted to the Minister at the inaugural of the conference. The Minister later visited the Elcot IT park coming up here on 3.94 acres and reviewed the works going on at ₹114.16 crore.
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