KITE Kerala

Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE)
FormerlyIT@School
Company typeSPV
IndustryEducational
Founded7 August 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-07) in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Headquarters
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
,
India
Area served
Kerala
Key people
Services
OwnerGovernment of Kerala
ParentDepartment of General Education
Websitekite.kerala.gov.in
KITE Office Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) is a state owned special purpose company under Department of General Education of the Government of Kerala.[1][2] It was developed to support ICT enabled education for schools in Kerala. The erstwhile IT@School Project was transformed into KITE for extending its scope of operations in August 2017.[3][4] KITE was the first SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) company to get funded by KIIFB (Kerala Infrastructure and Investment Fund Board).[5]

  1. ^ "Kerala's 'IT@school' project now a government company 'KITE'". indianexpress.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education". Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education about us page. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Kerala's IT@school project now a govt company". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. ^ S, Shihaubudeen Kunju (7 August 2017). "Kerala Government's IT@school Project Formed Into Government Company". NDTV. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Government incorporates IT@school as KITE to get KIIFB funds". Deccan Chronicle. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2018.