- Software Technology Parks of India
Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is a
government agency inIndia , established in1991 under theMinistry of Communications and Information Technology , that manages the Software Technology Park scheme. It is anexport oriented scheme for the development and export ofcomputer software , including export of professional services. It provides physical infrastructure, including dedicated high speed connectivity to technology parks, freedom for 100% foreign equity investment and tax incentives. STPI provides physical hosting for theNational Internet Exchange of India .STPI claims to have played a seminal role in India having earned a reputation as an
information technology superpower . More than 6,000 businesses are registered under the STPI umbrella, with 36% growth by value in 2005-06 exports over the previous year. The state with the largest export contribution wasKarnataka (seeBangalore ). STPI has a presence in many of the major cities of India including the cities ofBangalore ,Bhubaneswar ,Chennai , Hyderabad,Guwahati ,Noida ,Mumbai ,Kolkata ,Kanpur ,Lucknow ,Dehradun ,Patna ,Ranchi ,Gandhinagar etc.STP schemes provide facilities for the IT industry, helping them undertake software development and IT enabled services for 100% exports that include professional services. For that, data communication links have been established, providing high speed connectivity.
oftware trade
The following table shows the historical trend of software trade with figures in millions of US Dollars. [http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/research/is/isi/isiexpt.htm]
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External links
* [http://www.mit.gov.in/ Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India]
* [http://www.chennai.stpi.in/stpc.html Software Technology Parks of India]
* [http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/softwareparks.htm Map of software parks in India]National centres
STPI's national headquarters is in
New Delhi . Major national centers include:* [http://www.blr.stpi.in STPI Bangalore]
* [http://www.chennai.stpi.in/stpc.html STPI Chennai]
* [http://www.hyd.stpi.in/index.html STPI Hyderabad]
* [http://www.mgl.stpi.in STPI Mangalore]
* [http://www.stpp.soft.net/index.html STPI Mumbai]
* [http://stp-kolkata.com/ STPI Kolkata]
* [http://www.bbs.stpi.in/ STPI Bhubaneswar]
* [http://lucknow.stpi.in/ STPI Lucknow]
* [http://www.dehradun.stpi.in/ STPI Dehradun]
* [http://www.guwahati.stpi.in/ STPI Guwahati]
* [http://www.stpn.soft.net/ STPI Noida]
* [http://www.stpj.soft.net/ STPI Jaipur]
* [http://www.hubli.stpi.in/ STPI Hubli]
* [http://www.patna.stpi.in/ STPI Patna]
* [http://www.gnr.stpi.in/ STPI Gandhinagar]
* [http://www.ran.stpi.in/ STPI Ranchi]
* [http://kanpur.stpi.in/ STPI Kanpur]
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