India is the fastest growing internet market in the world with over 23 million active Internet users, holding out prospect of a larger growth in the number of netizens.
The top eight metros were driving the growth of internet in India with fast growing adoption in smaller cities, said Manish Agarwal, Vice-President (Marketing) of rediff.Com, one of the leading online community portals.
Kolkata accounted for 1.05 million activer users and was ahead of technology hubs like Bangalore (0.97 million) and Hyderabad (0.95 million).
Kolkata also had the highest percentage of 'innovators' among online users in the country, he said after launch of rediff's new multimedia application 'iShare'.
"iShare comes with a very light and easy to use utility tool which users can install on their PCs and upload multiple files even at a low- speed without having to worry about the source of the file," he said.
For example, he said, users would be able to shoot videos on mobile phones, digicam, digital camcorder and upload it.
Photos and music from any digital camera and MP3 player like ipods could be uploaded on iShare, he added.
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
India fastest growing Internet market
July 27, 2007, 10:27 amSEZ status for IT and jewellery park in the State
July 27, 2007, 10:24 am
The information technology (IT) sector in the State is expected to get a big boost, with DLF Ltd, the country’s premier real estate developers, launching an IT park on the outskirts of Gandhinagar. The Rs 850-crore project, spread over 25 acres of land has also been given the status of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
The DLF IT Park was launched in the presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
In another development, Union Ministry of Commerce has granted SEZ status to the gem and jewellery park coming up in Icchapore, near Surat.
In a communiqué, the park developers — Gujarat Hira Bourse (GHB) — said that the Union ministry has cleared the proposal, presented to it by the state government.
In Gandhinagar, the first phase of work on the DLF IT Park is expected to be over in the next nine months, while the entire project will be executed within 18 months. When completed, it will help generate around 30,000 jobs. The company also proposes to set up such IT parks in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Speaking at the launch function here this evening, DLF Vice-Chairman Rajiv Singh said that eminent architect Hafeez Contractor would design the park.
Meanwhile, a senior official attached to the state science and technology department said that the government had already cleared land proposals of five prominent IT companies to set up mega IT parks on 160 acres of land on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.
These companies include TCS, ICICI Bank, US-based Syntel Inc, Mumbai-based Patni Computers and e-Infochip.
In Surat, Union Ministry of Commerce has earmarked survey numbers of plots that are to be bought under the SEZ notification status. Close to 300 diamond polishing units and around 10,000 jewellery manufacturing units have already booked space at the upcoming gem park, which is about 30 km from Surat, officials said.
GHB Secretary Nanu Vanani said, “We are planning to complete the park in three phases. It will become functional after the first phase is completed, i.e., by September this year.”
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
The DLF IT Park was launched in the presence of Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.
In another development, Union Ministry of Commerce has granted SEZ status to the gem and jewellery park coming up in Icchapore, near Surat.
In a communiqué, the park developers — Gujarat Hira Bourse (GHB) — said that the Union ministry has cleared the proposal, presented to it by the state government.
In Gandhinagar, the first phase of work on the DLF IT Park is expected to be over in the next nine months, while the entire project will be executed within 18 months. When completed, it will help generate around 30,000 jobs. The company also proposes to set up such IT parks in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Speaking at the launch function here this evening, DLF Vice-Chairman Rajiv Singh said that eminent architect Hafeez Contractor would design the park.
Meanwhile, a senior official attached to the state science and technology department said that the government had already cleared land proposals of five prominent IT companies to set up mega IT parks on 160 acres of land on the outskirts of Gandhinagar.
These companies include TCS, ICICI Bank, US-based Syntel Inc, Mumbai-based Patni Computers and e-Infochip.
In Surat, Union Ministry of Commerce has earmarked survey numbers of plots that are to be bought under the SEZ notification status. Close to 300 diamond polishing units and around 10,000 jewellery manufacturing units have already booked space at the upcoming gem park, which is about 30 km from Surat, officials said.
GHB Secretary Nanu Vanani said, “We are planning to complete the park in three phases. It will become functional after the first phase is completed, i.e., by September this year.”
Courtesy : Expressindia.com
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