Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Limited (e TecK)

BROCHURE 2018 2 e TecK’s History Our legacy spans over 20 years in industrial park development and management of which we are proud. Our Industrial Parks facilitate a significant portion of business and manufacturing activity in the non-oil and gas sector. Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) was formed to stimulate industrial growth to bring about increased employment, in- creased productivity and incomes, raise standards, lessen the dependency on imports particularly consumer goods and develop more export for locally manufac- tured goods. 1959 Tourism Development Authority (TDA) was established to promote the tourism industry and formulate policies to guide the tourism industry. Responsible for de- velopment and maintenance of tourism infrastructure. 1988 Property Industrial Development Com- pany of Trinidad and Tobago (PIDCOTT) formed as a subsidiary of TIDCO respon- sible for property management of indus- trial parks. 1997 PIDCOTT renamed Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Limited (e TecK). Mandate expanded to in- clude the development of the Wallerfield industrial Park. 2004 Two subsidiaries were formed : InvesTT to serve the role of the Investments Pro- motions Agency of Trinidad and Tobago & the Asset Optimization Company (AOC) became the asset management company of industrial parks and hotels. 2011 Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was formed to develop policies and programmes for the non-oil and gas sectors. 1984 IDC & TDA joined to form the Tourism Industrial Development Company (TIDCO) responsible for tourism development, country branding and investment promotion, managing the country’s hotels and industrial parks and business development in the non-energy sector. 1995 PIDCOTT became an independent entity to directly oversee the creation of the Wallerfield Industrial Estate which should comprise light manufacturing and technology-based industries and the proposed University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT). 2003 2006 e TecK’s mandate was further expanded to include Country Branding and Investment Promotion for the non-energy sectors. 2013 Cabinet decision rationalized the functions of e TecK. invesTT was formed into a separate entity with support by e TecK in the areas of IT, Finance, HR, Corporate Services, Legal and other support services. Cabinet approved targeted sectors for Tamana InTech Park : ICT, BPO, Animation & Software, Data Processing Centres, High Value Manufacturing, Financial Services 2016