UST Global is set to launch the UST Global Cyber Centre in partnership with the state government’s Cyber Dome, along with the State Police Department in Thiruvananthapuram in 2018. The announcement was made by the company’s CEO Sajan Pillai.
“It will be a world-class security operating centre and it can monitor all the things required for the Central and state governments. This is primarily our cybersecurity capabilities from UST Global Israel. We believe the cybersecurity defence launch will be a huge opportunity for Keralites,” Pillai pointed out.
“UST has become the first billion-dollar technology start-up from Kerala after 18 years of its inception. Retail and healthcare were our original domains to start with. Now we have expanded that to banking and financial services, technology and telecommunications. These are the four major verticals we are focussing on,” Pillai told a press conference.
These four industries are getting heavily disrupted by the digital changes. The world over print media is getting challenged by other forms of media like social media and digital media, he noted.
The executives of the company are looking at attracting US$50 million for start-up companies, in a bid to give a massive fillip to the start-up culture in Kerala. Every fifth start-up being set up in India is from Kerala, Pillai told a press conference. The company also has a series of plans to provide training programmes for new entrepreneurs.
Commenting on the recruitment process of UST, the CEO said, “The type of talent that we are hiring also has changed. Now we are pushing the academics and urging them to get them ready for the job. We are planning to work with the universities and schools here to facilitate the training.”
An MoU has been signed between technology firm Intel, UST Global and the Kerala Government to set up a laptop manufacturing unit in Kerala. The master plan will be finalized in January regarding the setting up of the hardware manufacturing unit.
UST Global is hosting its annual Global Developer Conference, D3 in Thiruvananthapuram. D3 is one of its avenues to create intellectual IP in transformative technology solutions. The Developer Conference is designed to invest in the technology ideas of the employees and also invest in them. The event will also feature speakers from all over the world.
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