Chennai Computer Museum

Chennai Computer Museum 'Computer Museum Society' aims to establish Computer Museums in India. 1st project is Chennai Computer Museum with 10,000 sq.mtrs of built up area. B. C. D.

The cost of the project is approximately Rs. 140 crore (1400 millions). https://computermuseum.in/ 1.0 INTRODUCTION – Origin of CCM
A. As of now, there is no dedicated Computer Museum in India. The CHM, Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA, USA. is the inspiration for the idea of setting up CCM, during the visits by Dr. B. Govindarajalu. He is Former CEO – Microcode, Chennai and the author o

f two popular computer books both published by McGraw Hill :
- IBM PC AND CLONES: Hardware, Troubleshooting and Maintenance
- Computer Architecture and organization: Design Principles and Applications. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgrajulu/)
He gathered support from friends by email and messages in social media (Facebook, LinkedIn and IBM PC Readers group). A group of 9 professionals formed an informal group. Under the banner of Microcode Techbridge Foundation (MTF), meetings were held to explore strategies to involve Industries, Government and Public to establish CCM. These professionals did a study of various schemes of Government of India and Tamilnadu State Government. Informal meetings were held with Academic Institutions, IT Professionals, Government Officers, Academicians, Charted Accountants, Lawyers, Builders, Non-Profit Organizations, and abroad based Indians to decide an appropriate model for the proposed Entity / Organization to take charge of the CCM project. This resulted in formation of COMPUTER MUSEUM SOCIETY, (CMS), an India based non-profit organization under Society Act of Government of India. It was registered in Chennai under Tamil Nadu Government Act. The CCM is taken up as the first project of CMS.
2.0 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE / BOARD
Presently there are 8 founder members in the executive committee. In addition, five individual life members had joined with voting power in 2019. Membership enrollment has been temporarily suspended due to pandemic. Names and brief profiles of Founder members of CMS are available here: https://computermuseum.in/core-team/
3.0 INITIAL ADVISORY TEAM
A panel of Honorary Advisors and Consultants is being formed. The Project report is prepared by an independent Project Consultant, Mr K G Kumar, Former Director General of NCSM & Director, Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum, Bangalore. The others who have been identified and accepted till now are the following four senior academicians / professionals. DR.K.M.MEHATA
Dean, School of Computing Sciences,Hindustan University
DR. SAN MURUGESAN
Director, BRITE Professional Services; Adjunct Professor in Western Sydney University, Australia
AJAY V. BHATT
Intel Fellow, Board of Advisors member, Technology Expert & Consultant
S JAGDEES
Independent Consultant
The profiles are available in the following link:
https://computermuseum.in/project-council/

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Strengthening innovation in society, through the Chennai Computer Museum, showcasing the history of Computers

Computer Museum Society (CMS) is a non-profit organization founded by a team of professionals. CMS has been launched exclusively for building Computer Museums. When the proposed Chennai Computer Museum becomes India’s first Computer Museum, India will become the 18th country with Computer Museums. CMS invites interested industries, institutions, and professionals to participate in creating the Chennai Computer Museum.

Join us in building a state of the art facility, CHENNAI COMPUTER MUSEUM, that will inspire our current and future generations, promote technology awareness and bridge the gap between industry and academics.

Objectives of Proposed Chennai Computer Museum (CCM)

To portray the growth of Computer science and Information technology and their application in industry and society, with a view to develop scientific attitude and temper.