What is "cyberpark"

n. An area or industrial center devoted to computing or technology companies.

Cyberpark Kozhikode is a Government of Kerala organization planned in the lines of Technopark at Thiruvananthapuram and Infopark in Kochi to build, operate and manage IT parks for the promotion and development of investment in IT and ITES industries in the Malabar region of Kerala. It was registered under the Societies Act 1860 on 28 January 2009. Cyberpark is set up by Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL) and is headed by a Chief Executive Officer. In addition to this, it has a General Body and a Board of Governors, both of which include top officials of the government.

It will have both SEZ (Special Economic Zone) and non-SEZ options. The Cyberpark Kozhikode is the third IT hub in Kerala, the other two being the Technopark at Thiruvananthapuram and the Infopark in Kochi. of land at Nellikode will be notified under SEZ for investors. The first phase of the project is expected to be ready for allotment by March 2011.

It is situated in Nellikkode and Pantheeran kavu villages of Kozhikode Taluk,near to Medical college at Chevayur. It is 25 km away from Kozhikode International Airport and 10 km from the seaport.

The Park Centre of the Cyberpark was opened on 15 February 2014 by Industrial Minister P. K. Kunhalikutty. The Park Centre comprises an area of 11,000 square feet with two floors and hosts the administrative office, three software development companies, main conference hall, a mini conference hall, two guest rooms and a cafeteria.

A 20-MW, 110-kV, gas-insulated substation and a second IT building for the park will be set up. Intelligent Street Lighting System to save energy. An inbuilt astronomical clock will switch on in the evening and off in the morning