Vilankurichi SEZ entices investors

COIMBATORE: Tech firms will soon be able to buy the 62-acre special economic zone (SEZ) land developed by the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot) at

Vilankurichi

at very affordable prices, Elcot managing director M Vijayakumar said on Friday.

Elcot will set up a startup centre of excellence on 2.5 million sqft of the SEZ site, the official, who was speaking at a webinar organized by the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) in association with the state government, Elcot and the

Software Technology

Parks of India (STPI) as a part of 19th edition of Connect Coimbatore, said.

The webinar on ‘Digital Disruption – A Business Advantage’ was inaugurated by revenue and disaster management minister

R B Udhayakumar

. Over 250 participants from various sectors attended.

In his inaugural address, the minister said that Elcot and other government agencies are working to extend the reach of fibre-optic internet connectivity to all villages to improve educational and healthcare services. Sufficient information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure will be created to aid the development, he said.

Considering the talent pool, educational infrastructure and salubrious climate, Coimbatore is the next best destination for the growth of ICT sector, additional chief secretary of the information technology department

Hans Raj Verma

said.