GUJARAT VITTAL INNOVATION CITY (GVIC)
India’s First Planned High-Tech Cluster – Industry, Academia & Community
“One of the 21st Century’s 10 Major Initiatives for R&D Clusters in the World”
- Dr. Luis Sanz
Director General,
International Association of Science Parks
GUJARAT……..LAGGING … TO LEADING IN HIGH-TECH HDI IN INDIA
1)
Gujarat, a leading state in manufacturing-based heavy industrialization has fallen behind
in the newer knowledge-based industries which require education-based skills where South India
has taken lead. The Project attempts to make Gujarat jump over in boosting HDI and create a
world-class living mini Metropolis better than a Bangalore or a Hyderabad, for the best brains of
the world – in Value Added Manufacturing, Life Sciences, R&D and Universities/Training
Institutes.
INSPIRED BY SILICON VALLEY
2) Gujarat Vittal Innovation City (GVIC) is a proposed ecosystem for knowledge based
services, knowledge based manufacturing, R&D and incubation activities. It is inspired by
Global High Technology Innovation Clusters like the Silicon Valley in US, Hsinchu in Taiwan,
Tsukuba in Japan, Daedeok INNOPOLIS in Korea and Sofia Antipolis in France. The concept
evolved at the EMPI Vittal Centre to make Indian Companies more ‘Innovative’; bring global
high-tech companies to India and create world-class manpower.
HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY SEGMENTS…NON-POLLUTING & KNOWLEDGE BASED
3) The GVIC is planned to be developed to provide world class infrastructure and services for
High-Tech Industries. Key segments would include Eco-friendly, Non-polluting industries like
Electronics, Semiconductors & Nano-Technology; Aerospace & Precision Engineering; Life
Sciences including world-class facilities for Genetic Engineering, Stem-Cell Research,
Regenerative Medicine; Agri business & Aqua Marine; Alternate Energy & Green Technologies,
and key service sectors such as IT/ITES, Industrial Design, Digital Animation, Film Making and
Media. Chemical Industry IS NOT included.
EDUCATION & MANPOWER HUB – WORLD CLASS RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES,
TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, SKILLS TRAINING ETC.
4) International Universities, R&D Centres and Technical Institutions will form the key hub of
the GVIC and be focused on supporting the segments especially providing high-quality
manpower. The world-famous German STEINBEIS Foundation has signed an MoU for Skills
training.
KOREAN INDUSTRIAL TECH PARK – FIRST IN INDIA
5) The Korea Land Corporation, fully owned by the Government of Korea, has signed an MoU
to associate as Co-Developer for establishment of a large Korean Industrial Park/Technology
Zone as part of the Project, a first in India. It is planned to re-locate certain Korean Companies
from China. The Park is going to function in the backdrop of the Free Trade Agreement(CEPA)
the Government of Korea that has been signed with the Government of India.
It has taken significant effort to orient the Koreans to shift from Chennai and NCR to Gujarat,
which they are now willing to do after a year of Due Diligence.
AEROSPACE ENCLAVE - CAPA AS CO-DEVELOPERS & TATAS INTEREST
6) CAPA, a global Aviation Company is partnering to create India’s first integrated Aerospace
Enclave, from R&D to Manufacturing, FBOs, MROs with special focus on developing the
world’s first Helicopter City.
TATA Chairman’s Office has evinced interest to transfer Helicopter manufacturing apart from
shaping a Aerospace vision for the State.
IT COMPANIES IN FOUNDING INDUSTRIAL CONSORTIA
7) Top Indian IT companies like Cognizant, Polaris, Hexaware, Zensar and Rolta have signed
MoUs/EoIs to be part of the Founding Industry Consortia.
WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES & MEDICAL DEVICES
8) Life Sciences, Healthcare and Wellness are a key integrated enclave. This will include a large
International Level Medical Super-specialty Hospital with a focus on frontier areas like Genetic
Engineering, Stem-cell research, Personalised medicine etc. but merged with the traditional
health systems of India. A unique feature will be a sub-enclave for Bio-medical companies. A
leading Medical University is planned.
JOBS FOR LOCAL ECONOMY
9) Total investment, as estimated by the Project Consultants, Deloitte, including the units, over
an 8 year period, is going to be in the order of Rs. 11,000 Crores. The Project is expected to
generate direct and indirect employment for about 1 Lakh people.
AGRI-BUSINESS TO LINK LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH WORLD
10) Agri-business and agro-based Industries will form a key component with processing units
being set up for Horticulture, Dairying and Marine segments. These will include High-Tech
initiatives to adopt and upgrade plantations in the site and around to world-class levels, so that
higher value is able to accrue to the local community from global markets. Also, the marine
focus, apart from seafood, will be on the innovative highly value added area of Seaweed
Cultivation. R&D, Education and Training Institutes for farmers will be set up.
PROFESSIONALS, NOT BUILDER-LED
11) GVIC or Innovation City is conceptualized and led by leading professionals, under Mr. N.
Vittal’s Chairmanship, from diverse fields. It is an example of a project that is not real estate
developer-led. International co-developers and strategic investors will join hands to power the
concept by cross-resourcing R&D, education and training.
Leading stalwarts like the Former President of India H.E.Dr. A.P.J. Kalam, Mr. Nandan
Nilekani, Dr. Sam Pitroda, Kiran Karnik, Dr. E. Sreedharan, Prof. Jagdish Sheth have evinced
interest to be involved and guide the venture.
A list of some of the professionals associated with the Project is attached as Annexure.
NETWORKED GLOBALLY – KOREA, GERMANY
12) GVIC is globally networking with International Science Parks and Science Cities for mutual
benefit. Preparatory relationships in this direction have already been entered into with Daedeok
Innopolis of Korea (a massive 71 square mile Science City accounting for over 10 % of patents
generated in Korea), the Heidelberg Technology Park of Germany (at the heart of Europe’s
bioscience regions), and the Zerinke group (one of the world’s leading facility managers of
specialized science parks) and others.
SINGAPORE INDIA SEZ
13) A huge opportunity exists to bring in a Singapore Enclave as their current attempts to
develop a SIEZ have not succeeded. Meetings with IE, Jurong and leading private developers
have evinced interest to structure a Singapore Consortium.
Annexure
PROFESSIONALS BEHIND
Personality
Area of Expertise
An administrator par excellence credited with enabling Indian IT
& Telecom revolutions, he is, by invitation, Chairperson of the
Project.
Mr. Gurnam Saran, Founder Honorary President of EMPI Business School, New
Delhi, he was formerly Director BHEL, President IEEMA & Sr.
FIE
Management Consultant Commonwealth (UK).
Formerly CMD of NTPC, he is President of the India Energy
Mr. P.S. Bami
Forum and a leading think tank in the energy sector.
One of the co-creators of IIM Ahmedabad and considered the
Prof. Udai Pareek
Father of the HR movement in India, he is the founder of ISABS
and HRD
An Agri Business expert, known as creator of Pepsi’s Potato &
Mr. Abhiram Seth
Citrus experiments in India.
CEO of the Heidelberg Technology Park, Germany, he is a
Dr. Klaus Plate
globally renowned Life Sciences/Biotechnology guru.
Prof.
Takahiro Executive Director of the Manufacturing Management Research
Centre, Tokyo University, he is acknowledged as the “Japanese
Fujimoto
Guru of Manufacturing”.
President of the Mombusho Scholars Association of India and a
Dr. Ashok Jain
member of the Advisory Body of University of Delhi, he is a
Science Policy Advisor to Government of India.
A globally renowned thinker in Organization Development and
Dr. Roland Sullivian
Transformation, he is a Global HR guru.
Formerly Chairperson of the Indian Institute of Mass
Ms. Tara Sinha
Communication, she is a media legend credited with
spearheading the Advertising movement in India.
Formerly Country head of Apple (India), he is an expert in the
Dr. Alok Sharma
field of media and animation.
A pioneer of the Indian Animation Industry, he is creator of the
Mr. Ashish Kulkarni
`Little Krishna’ - an initiative with ISKCON.
Chairman of Satyam Computers Services Ltd, he is a guiding
Dr. Kiran Karnik
force behind the Indian outsourcing industry.
A pioneering Neurosurgeon in India, she has been instrumental
Dr. Uma Nambiar
in setting up a number of leading hospitals such as Fortis and
Columbia Asia.
Director, Overseas Project Office, Korea Land Corporation, he
Mr. Ki Yeol Lee
has played pivotal roles in numerous infrastructure projects.
Mr. N. Vittal
(IAS, Retd)
Personality
Area of Expertise
Formerly Executive Director, C-DOT, he is an advisor on R&D
in the Semiconductor and Telecom sector.
One of Korea’s leading management thinkers, he was Chairman,
Prof. Y.W Jung
HYNIX, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies.
A former President of Science and Technology Policy Institute
Prof. Younrak Choi
(STEPI), he is a policy planner and thinker for R&D
management.
Mr.
James
B. CEO of Strategic Thinking Group and consultant to a number of
Fortune 500 companies, he is a famous global strategist.
Haybyrne
Prof. Masanori Kondo A Doctor from Stanford University and an India specialist, he is
a member of Japan’s METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and
Industry).
Formerly Vice Minister (Finance) in the Korean Government, he
Mr. In-chul Park
is the Chairman of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone.
Formerly Director, Division of Innovation and Strategy,
Dr. Deok Soon Yim
Daedeok Innopolis, Korea, he is a leading innovation policy
planner.
Chairman of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
Mr. Nicholas Brooke
Corporation.
Director General, Secretary of the Board, International
Dr. Luis Sanz
Association of Science Parks, he is an expert on Science Parks.
An institution builder, management professional & consultant,
Mr. Pankaj Saran
policy analyst and Psychologist, he has conceptualized a number
of innovative projects.
A practicing Chartered Account, he is a leading Investment
Mr. Gulshan Jhurani
Banker credited with creating the financial model for the BCCI’s
Indian Premier League (IPL).
Dr. Ajitabh Ambastha With a Doctorate from IIT Delhi, he is an innovative and resultdriven strategist and a consultant.
Consultant
Formerly a GM with RIICO, he is credited with structuring the
Mr. AK Sharma
Mahindra SEZ JV in Jaipur.
Dr. K.N. Gupta