Nasscom has signed an agreement with SmartCity, which is currently building two knowledge townships in Malta and Kochi, for a partnership in the growth of a knowledge industry.

SmartCity is the international business parks arm of Dubai Holding. It currently has 11 business parks across five sectors in Dubai. SmartCity Kochi is a joint venture with the Kerala Government.

The partnership will focus on building knowledge cluster models globally as a network of self-sustained knowledge townships, a SmartCity Kochi press statement said. They will develop eight more knowledge townships worldwide in the next ten years.

“The memorandum of understanding aims to contribute to the growth and development of the knowledge industry, with special emphasis on software, IT services, internet, e-commerce, IT-enabled services, smart services, cloud computing and telecommunications,” the statement noted.

“It will also help create self-sustaining models that will enable the rapid growth of the knowledge sector, propelled by innovative disruptive technologies,” the statement added.

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