Govt plans to run moribund IT Park

Kathmandu, June 14 – The government has endorsed Information Technology Park (Management and Operation) Guideline which has a provision that allows the management and operation of the country’s only IT Park in Kavre district through public-private partnership, with the collaboration between universities and private sector.

In the absence of a proper course of action, the facility, which was completed eight years ago, remains idle.

Mahendra Man Gurung, joint-secretary at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, said the guidelines will facilitate the promotion and development of information technology sector.

The government has also formed an eight-member committee which has been commissioned with the task of developing polices, programmes, and work procedures to operate the facility.

Once the IT Park is up and running, Gurung said, it will serve as the hub for developing IT systems, technical support centre and data repository, among others.

Source:The Kathmandu Post