The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Thiruvananthapuram (C-DAC(T)) is a branch of the Indian Centre for Development of Advanced Computing based in Thiruvananthapuram. It was previously known as the Electronic Research and Development Center (ER & DCI) and was started as part of science and technology policy of C. Achutha Menon in 1970's. It is a National Centre of Excellence, pioneering application oriented research, design and development in Electronics and Information Technology.