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{{Short description|Department of the government of Kerala, India}}
The '''Electronics and Information Technology Department''' is an administrative department of the [[Government of Kerala]]. It is responsible for policy formulation and implementation related to [[information technology]] and its development in the state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = Rules of Business – Part II
| url = https://gad.kerala.gov.in/sites/default/files/general_attachment/Rules%20of%20Business%20-%20Part%20II.pdf
| website = General Administration Department, Government of Kerala
| publisher = Government of Kerala
| access-date = {{date|2025-11-28}}
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Kerala’s IT and Electronics department targets $50 billion economic output, 5 lakh jobs by 2031|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/keralas-it-and-electronics-department-targets-50-billion-economic-output-5-lakh-jobs-by-2031/article70212205.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2025-10-28|access-date=2025-11-28|issn=0971-751X|language=en-IN|first=The Hindu|last=Bureau}}</ref>

{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Department of Electronics and Information Technology
| nativename = {{lang|ml|വിവരസാങ്കേതിക വകുപ്പ്}}
| type = Department
| logo = Government of Kerala Logo.svg
| logo_width =
| logo_caption =
| jurisdiction = [[Government of Kerala]]
| headquarters = Government Secretariat, [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| region_code =
| minister1_name = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]
| minister1_pfo = Minister for Electronics and Information Technology
| chief1_name = Seeram Sambasiva Rao IAS <ref>https://egov.eletsonline.com/2025/04/15-ias-transferred-in-kerala-seeram-sambasiva-rao-named-special-secretary-electronics-and-it-department/</ref>
| chief1_position = Secretary to Government
| parent_department =
| child1_agency = [[Kerala State IT Mission]]
| website = https://itmission.kerala.gov.in/
}}
== Governance and administration ==
The department is under the leadership of a cabinet Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, and incumbent Minister is [[Pinarayi Vijayan]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=20 small IT parks on anvil in State, says Kerala CM|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/20-small-it-parks-on-anvil-in-state-says-cm-as-he-opens-ibs-software-kochi-campus/article67810598.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2024-02-04|access-date=2025-11-28|issn=0971-751X|language=en-IN|first=Martin K.|last=A 5930}}</ref>, the Chief Minister of Kerala, who also holds the charge.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Rules of Business – Part II
| url = https://gad.kerala.gov.in/sites/default/files/general_attachment/Rules%20of%20Business%20-%20Part%20II.pdf
| website = General Administration Department, Government of Kerala
| publisher = Government of Kerala
| access-date = {{date|2025-11-28}}
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://itpolicy.startupmission.in/it-policy.pdf |title=Information Technology Policy 2023 – Kerala |publisher=Kerala Startup Mission |date=September 2023 |access-date=2025-11-28 }}</ref>

The department is administratively headed by a [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] to the Government, an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer. The Secretary is assisted by additional, joint, deputy, and under secretaries at the secretariat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seeram Sambasiva Rao IAS|url=https://ictkerala.org/en/board-members/seeram-sambasiva-rao-ias/|website=ICT Academy of Kerala - Leading in skill development, technology training, specialized project fulfilment|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Functions ==
The department is responsible for coordinating Government initiatives in the IT sector and for promoting and developing information technology in the State. The department is tasked with the [[E-governance]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = Rules of Business – Part II
| url = https://gad.kerala.gov.in/sites/default/files/general_attachment/Rules%20of%20Business%20-%20Part%20II.pdf
| website = General Administration Department, Government of Kerala
| publisher = Government of Kerala
| access-date = {{date|2025-11-28}}
}}</ref> The department is also responsible for administration of the child agencies.

== Digital University ==
{{Main|Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology}}
The Government of Kerala established a university exclusively for Information Technology and Electronics, the [[Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology|Kerala Digital University]], in 2020 by upgrading the Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Kerala (IIITM-K).<ref>{{Cite news|title=State’s digital university opens today|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/states-digital-university-opens-today/article33883848.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2021-02-19|access-date=2025-11-28|issn=0971-751X|language=en-IN|first=Special|last=Correspondent}}</ref>

== IT Parks ==

* [[Technopark, Trivandrum]]<ref>https://keralait.in/it-parks</ref>
* [[Technopark, Kollam]]
* [[Cyberpark, Kozhikode]]
* [[Technocity, Thiruvananthapuram]]
* [[InfoPark Kochi]]
* [[Infopark, Thrissur]]
* [[Infopark, Cherthala]]
* [[Techno-lodge]]

== IT Projects ==

* [[Akshaya project]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala's largest Akshaya Centre; beats IT infrastructure standards|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=1477729&u|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Keralakaumudi|last=Daily}}</ref>
* [[KITE Kerala]] (under General Education Department)

== Child agencies ==
* [[Centre for Development of Imaging Technology]] (C-DIT)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Govt. services to citizens via digital platforms|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/govt-services-to-citizens-via-digital-platforms/article36765829.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2021-09-30|access-date=2025-11-28|issn=0971-751X|language=en-IN|first=Special|last=Correspondent}}</ref>
* [[Kerala State IT Mission]] (KSITM)
* [[Information Kerala Mission]] (IKM)
* [[Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation]] (KELTRON)
* [[Centre for Development of Advanced Computing]] (C-DAC)
* Kerala State [[Spatial data infrastructure]] (KSDI)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Spatial Data Infrastructure launched|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2013/Jan/19/kerala-spatial-data-infrastructure-launched-444415.html|website=The New Indian Express|date=2013-01-19|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en|first=Express News|last=Service}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Collaborative mapping of local body wards of Kerala under way|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/collaborative-mapping-of-local-body-wards-of-kerala-under-way/article34695550.ece|work=The Hindu|date=2021-06-01|access-date=2025-11-28|issn=0971-751X|language=en-IN|first=M. P.|last=Praveen}}</ref>
* Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited (KSITL)<ref>{{Cite web|title=IRCON bags ₹187 crore contract for rural industrial park in Kerala - CNBC TV18|url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/stocks/ircon-international-share-price-bags-rs-187-crore-contract-for-rural-industrial-park-in-kerala-19599323.htm|website=CNBCTV18|date=2025-05-05|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Information and Communication Technology Academy of Kerala|The ICT Academy of Kerala]] (ICTAK)
==See also==
* [[Government of Kerala]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Government departments of Kerala]]

Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Kerala) - Revision history

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