Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Venezuela and Kerala to Strengthen IT Cooperation

Venezuela and Kerala is all set to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in the IT Sector. This was reverberated during an interaction of Ms. Layla Macc Adan, Minister for State for Popular Power for the Telecommunications and Informatics, Government of Venezuela with the IT Community in Trivandrum organised by the Group of Technopark Companies (GTECH) in association with Technopark. The delegation is here in Kerala to study about the IT Industry and the evolution of Free and Open source software in Kerala. During the interaction the Minister stressed on the need for both Kerala and Venezuela to share information on the creation of Knowledge societies and the role of the IT Industry in creating an enabling environment of Growth and Equity.

During the occasion, Mr. N Radhakrishnan Nair, CEO , Technopark , said that the Kerala with its core strength in the Information Technology sector is better positioned to partner Venezuela and called for enhanced cooperation and dialogue between both the states to further strengthen the bilateral trade in the IT Sector and further added that Kerala provided the ideal investment destination for the Investors with quality education, a technologically enabled vibrant growth environment and skilled workforce.

Mr. Satish Babu, Hon. Secretary, GTECH felt that Venezuela could replicate the implementation of Software solutions for the benefit of the Society and thereby creating an economic environment that is sustainable, Inclusive and Equitable.

The delegation with the Minister comprised of experts from the IT Department of the Venezuelan Government and officials from the Embassy of Venezuela in India.

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