Apart from the cost advantage,
Kerala has a large talent pool which is critical for the growth of the people-intensive software industry,” said
Mr Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies, which has facilities in Technopark, Thiruvanathapuram.
“Cost of doing business in terms of infrastructure and other expenses in Thiruvananthapuram
works out to 60 per cent of that in Bangalore,” says Mr N. Radhakrishnan Nair, CEO, Technopark, the oldest IT park in the country.
Looking ahead, more IT companies are likely to go in for large-scale recruitment. Infosys plans to invest
Rs 306 crore to build its own campus in Thiruvanathapuram, which will further create 8,000 jobs. It now operates from a leased premises.
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