Kerala State IT Mission
Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) is a government organization under Department of Information Technology, Kerala. Its headquarters is at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state Kerala. It also has another office at Kochi to conduct various training programs and offers support facilities for IT/ITeS companies in the budding stage. KSITM has a staff strength of about 50 plus employees. KSITM is also the nodal agency of IT Department for E-Governance, IT infrastructure development and IT enabled services. KSITM is also responsible for according technical advice to the Government of Kerala. It is headed by the Director, with the Secretary-IT Department, Govt of Kerala as the Chairman. The Governing body of KSITM is chaired by the Minister for Information Technology.
History
It was established on 1999 under Information Technology Department, Govt of Kerala for providing managerial support for various initiatives for the government. It is a Society registered under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific & Charitable Societies Registration Act (Act 12 of 1955).