Kochi Maker Village only successful harware startup by Centre:

Hailing the Maker Village, Union Minister Sanjay Dhotre on Thursday saidthe hardware incubator was a role model fit for application in a wide range of fields including high-tech and deep-tech to agriculture, healthcare, environment, automation, business and industry.

The Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Communications and HRD noted that the Maker Village, Kochi was the only successful hardware startup venture by the Union Government in association with a state.

He said during a visit to Maker Village that the four- year-old establishment has made progress that are usually achieved in a quarter century.

"I'd say this is a startup of startups," Dhotre said, after addressing representatives from Industry firms such as Bosch, BPCL, Cochin Shipyard, NPOL, V-Guard, SFO, Brinc, GAIL, Altair and Qualcomm.

Describing the Industries' relation with Maker Village as "symbiotic," the Minister said such tie-ups can help the country develop "horizontally, and not just vertically."
More so, at this juncture when Maker Village is looking at a new direction in going ahead with its motto of 'Passion for technology, Compassion for community.'