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Thiruvananthapuram , Nov. 11

SIEMENS, the third largest engineering company in the world, plans to open a centre in Kerala.

This is the outcome of talks a visiting team of the Kerala State IT Mission had with officials of Siemens Information Systems Ltd at the latter's facilities.

Siemens has zeroed in on healthcare operations for setting up a base in the State, a spokesman of the IT Mission said.

The parent company, which employs 4.26 lakh employees, is also one among those who spend the highest in research and development with a budgeted allocation of seven per cent.

Siemens has a collaboration with the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences at Kochi, which is claimed to be the country's first fully digital hospital.

The company is also working in close association with the promoters of the Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences and has submitted a project to the Department of Health, Government of Kerala.

The State enjoys a high Physical Quality of Life Index, whose healthcare facilities compare well with those in the US and European countries.

While the visiting Kerala team was led by the Industries and IT Minister, Mr P.K. Kunhalikutty, the Siemens group was represented by Mr B.K. Kulkarni, General Manager, and other senior officials. As a follow-up, a team from Siemens Bangalore will be visiting the State within the next fortnight, the IT Mission spokesman said.

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