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Shri. P. Chidambaram Former Finance Minister, Government of India Home Minister, Government of India Inaugurated TREC-STEP’s New Technology Incubator Building on 8th September, 2007

The Honourable Home Minister (Former Finance Minister), Shri. P.Chidambaram has inaugurated the New Technology Incubator Building on 8th September 2007 at 5.30 to 6.30 p.m at TREC-STEP. The Honourable Home Minister (Former Finance Minister) has also delivered the inaugural address. The following other dignitaries have also participated in the function and addressed the gathering:

1	Shri. R.M.P. Jawahar Executive Director TREC-STEP	Welcomed the Invitees
2	Dr. T. Ramasami Secretary Ministry of Science and Technology Government of India	Presided over the Function
3	Dr. Chandrapal I.A.S. Secretary Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Government of India	Delivered the Special Address
4	Shri .H.K.Mittal Advisor & Head, NSTEDB Department of Science and Technology Government of India	Spoke on Incubation India
5	Shri. Rajeev Ranjan, I.A.S. Industries Commissioner & Director Commissionerate of Industries and Commerce Government of Tamilnadu	Spoke on Incubating New Industries in Tamilnadu
6	Dr. M. Chidambaram Director National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli	Spoke on Mission Incubation

About the New Incubator Building:

The New Technology Incubator Building is a dedicated facility to promote knowledge based, high growth start-up companies in high technology areas. The building shall provide Modular Incubation space for promoting the venture of young hi-tech entrepreneurs, with other incubation facilities. The building shall house a design theatre. This new facility shall be a boon to the young hi-tech entrepreneurs for accessing and utilizing new design engineering software and hardware. This common facility center, the design theatre, shall have latest software, hardware and networking facilities.

The facility is funded by multi donors including the Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Government of India, the Ministy of Science and Technology, Government of India, the InfoDev World Bank program and the Tamilnadu Small Industries Development Corporation.