Kochi: The 15-billion Smart City project proposed at Edachira in Kochi has had its maiden marketing promotion at Outsource World London, a prestigious global business trade platform. The exhibitors came face to face with entrepreneurs and business men who are interested to outsource their business activities to India. The expo held in London on Wednesday and Thursday is expected to give an impetus to the IT dreams of Kochi. During the occasion, Fareed Abdulrahman, CEO of Smart City made a presentation.
The participation succeeded in enhancing the awareness about the coveted Smart City project among not just the local and regional niche but also in the international arena as well. It has stirred up interests among the stake holders, which will notch up the credibility and the good will factor of this project.
To be modeled on the lines of prestigious Dubai Internet city, Dubai Media City and Dubai Knowledge Village, the Smart city project to be started in October would promote the development of IT as well as knowledge based companies. It envisages to set up a global network to assist its companies to exploit the various international markets and opportunities.
Smart City Kochi will have an array of business support services apart from residential, hospitality and recreational facilities, making it a mini township. The project would generate over 90,000 jobs. When completed the project would have 8.8 million square feet of space, of which the major chunk would be occupied by IT and ITeS companies.
