'We just need to market the state well, and the story will be quite different': KR Jyothilal, special secretary, Department of IT, Kerala

摘要

Though it had a lead, Kerala has clearly missed the IT bus when compared to other southern states. What really went wrong? I would agree that we had a lead in terms of IT advancement. In fact, the Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram was the first such park in India, way back in the nineties. But due to a variety of reasons-mainly, negative perception and lack of political will-the state lagged behind other states. Though Kerala might have fallen in the race to investments, the state has continued to be a flag bearer for India, in terms of social indices. Take the case of education, infrastructure, or people; there is nothing that the state really lacks. We just need to market it well, and the story will be quite different.