RIM sets up innovation zone in India

The Hindu Business Line reports.

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) launched the first-of-its-kind centre in an effort to showcase the latest in BlackBerry technologies to inspire future entrepreneurs.

According to Zee News India, Harkesh Mittal, union secretary, Technology Development Board, Department of Science and Technology and head of Union Government's Incubation programme, said many innovations are happening in the country and Kerala is leading them. A large number of proposals come from individual innovators in Kerala, he said.

The labs would host regular developer activities such as 'BlackBerry Hackathons and 'Bar Camps'.

Kuruvilla George, CEO, Startup Village, said the village would be the powerhouse of the future telecoms technology revolution in the country by incubating more than 1 000 start-ups over the next decade and will transform Kerala into “Silicon Coast”, Hindustan Times states.

“RIM, the global game-changer in the mobile industry, will give pre-launch access to its latest devices and operating systems, apart from technological assistance,” said George.

The partnership will also facilitate Startup Village to work with BlackBerry partner funds to co-invest in the start-up firms.