The government has finalised plans to set up a Space Systems Park at the Knowledge City, near here, to attract global start-ups working in the space sector and create a manufacturing hub for space-related technology, research, and development.
The proposed site will also house the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Knowledge Centre and Space Museum to be developed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) as a memorial to the former President and top space scientist.
The government has issued orders to make the facility part of the Space Park and allot required land. The entire investment will be made by the VSSC.
The government, on its part, will transfer 20.01 acres of land as lease to the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Ltd (KSITIL) to develop the Space Park at the Knowledge City within the Technocity campus as an international space technology ecosystem. Of this, 16.07 acres, now having SEZ status, will be de-notified by KSITIL. The land belongs to Technopark.
The project will be implemented by the Electronics and IT Department under the State government.
Primarily a manufacturing hub for companies using GIS and other data systems, the integrated complex will also have start-up incubator, accelerators, including Airbus Bizlab, skill-training systems, and production units.
KSITIL, the agency mandated to develop IT infrastructure in the State, will hand over the required land to ISRO to set up Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Knowledge Centre and Space Museum, through a lease agreement. A government order has already been issued in this regard.
“The Space Park will transform the State capital into a hub of space technology in the country,” said M. Sivasankar, Secretary, Electronics and IT.
CEO, ICT Academy Santhosh Kurup has been appointed Special Officer of the Space Park project.
