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Union Minister of State (MoS) for information & technology and skill development, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday inaugurated the Software Technology Park of India (STPI) at Kohima.

This is the 61st centre of the STPI and first in Nagaland.

With the launch of the centre, the state has become a preferred IT/ITeS destination in the Northeast region with state-of-the-art incubation facility, high-speed data communication & other value-added services.

“It’s a very important part of my responsibility of travelling around the country, seeing & interacting with the beneficiaries of our programs, seeing what we can do better,” said Union minister Chandrashekhar.

“Today, we are fulfilling a part of Prime Minister’s vision in creating the technological ecosystem in Northeast, thereby creating opportunities for future – generations of youngsters of this region,” Chandrashekhar said.

“It’s a very important part of my responsibility of travelling around the country, seeing & interacting with the beneficiaries of our programs, seeing what we can do better, seeing if the outcomes that we have expected from these schemes, programs & investments are working to the effect that they should, and if they don’t, can we correct them,” he added.

The STPI is a science and technology organization established in 1991 by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Since its inception, the STPI has developed over 60 centres across India.

STPI promotes IT/ITES industry, innovation, R&D, start-ups, product/IP creation in the field of emerging technologies like IoT, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Computer Vision, Robotics and Robotics Process Automation (RPA).

It also promotes Augmented & Virtual Reality, Animation & Visual effect, Data Science & Analytics for various domains like Gaming, FinTech, Agritech, MedTech, Autonomous Connected Electric & Shared(ACES) Mobility, ESDM, Cyber Security, Industry 4.0, Drone, Efficiency Augmentation, etc.

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17th September 2021

Inauguration of STPI’s 61st Centre at Kohima 

Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology inaugurated the STPI-Kohima, the 61stCentre of STPI on 17th September 2021 in august presence of Shri Mmhonlumo Kikon, Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, Information Technology & Communication, Science & Technology, NRE, Government of Nagaland ;Shri. K.D. Vizo, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Power and Information Technology & Communications and Shri P.K. Das, Director-STPI Guwahati.

Taking forward the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to ensure holistic development of IT in the Northeast region of the nation, STPI has embarked on creating an enabling ecosystem in NER by facilitating the physical and digital infrastructure required for promoting IT/ITeS sector. With this mandate, STPI now has established a new STPI centre at Kohima which will promote IT exports and boost entrepreneurship from the region.

While inaugurating the Centre Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology stated, “Today, we are fulfilling a part of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision in creating the technological ecosystem in North East, thereby creating opportunities for future generations of youngsters of this region. STPI is a platform where you can take those aspirations, make experiments, some would be successful some would fail, but you can stand up and get up again reskill and upskill. I have been working effectively on this two-prong strategy and STPI-Kohima is part the second prong of creating opportunities for North East people to start their micro entrepreneurship and business.”

Shri Mmhonlumo Kikon, Hon’ble MLA and Advisor, Information Technology & Communication, Science & Technology, NRE, Government of Nagaland stressed, “ Coordinated effort of various IT related organisations of Govt of India along with Dept of IT, Govt. of Nagaland, will make Kohima the IT hub of Northeast.” 

Post inauguration of STPI-Kohima centre, Dr. Omkar Rai, DG, STPI from headquarters at New Delhi underlined, “This centre is aligned with STPI’s vision of dispersing IT/ITeS industry to Tier-2/3 cities, and especially, strengthening the tech entrepreneurial ecosystem in North East to build innovative tech products, boost software exports, and create enormous employment opportunities for the local talent pool.”

The establishment of STPI-Kohima centre is a joint effort of STPI, MeitY and Govt. of Nagaland. This is another step forward to facilitate and support IT/ITeS industry, tech MSMEs, startups, budding entrepreneurs, and innovators of the state. With 18,137 sq. ft. of built-up space, 2,484 sq. ft. raw incubation space and 114 plug-n-play seats, STPI-Kohima centre provides state-of-the-art incubation space, high-speed data communication facility and NOC. 

STPI has been working with distinct focus for promotion of IT/ITES exports from the country by providing single window regulatory services under STP & EHTP schemes, plug & play incubation facilities for the start-up companies and young entrepreneurs as well as High Speed Data Communication services for a seamless access for offshore IT/ITES exports. STPI has been successfully delivering statutory services to the IT/ITES/ESDM industry in the most industry-friendly environment and has earned the goodwill for its liberal style of functioning. Working closely with all the stakeholders, STPI has played a key role in transforming the country as the most preferred IT destination.  

A fact that is aptly proven by the stupendous growth in exports by STP units from Rs. 52 crores in 1992-93 to Rs. 4,92,074.55 crores in 2020-21. STPI has also played a phenomenal role in promoting Tier-II/Tier-III cities of the country.  Out of 61 STPI centres, 53 Centres are in Tier-II and Tier-III locations with an objective of a uniform and overall development of IT/ITES exports across the country. STPI has been nurturing tech start-ups ecosystem by implementing Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) and establishing Centre of Entrepreneurship ( CoEs) in emerging technologies pan-India.

Benefits of STPI Centre at Kohima:
•    To promote the region as one of the preferred IT destinations and to attract IT/ITES/ESDM units to the State
•    To promote the export of IT Software and Services from the region thus contributing to Gross National Exports
•    To provide Statutory Services under Software Technology Park (STP) & Electronic Hardware Technology Park (EHTP) Scheme
•    To provide state-of-the-art incubation facility, High Speed Data Communication (HSDC) and other value-added services 
•    To encourage Innovation, creation of IPR & Product Development
•    Mentoring & Promotional support
•    Offer a vibrant ecosystem for creating a maker culture among the young techno-entrepreneurs & Startups
•    Stimulate to create direct and indirect employment opportunities
 

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Nagaland will get its first software Technology Park centre on September 17.

The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Centre, Kohima will be inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics & Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday, informed on official update.

The Centre will be inaugurated in the presence of Advisor, Information Technology and Communications (IT&C), Science and Technology (S&T) and New and Renewable Energy, Mmhonlumo Kikon; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister IT&C, KD Vizo; and Director STPI Guwahati, Prabir Das.

According to the update by MyGov Nagaland on Twitter, the STPI Kohima Centre is an 18,137 square feet "state-of-the-art-built-up space especially for startups or entrepreneurs of the State. 

The Centre will promote information technology (IT) and information technology enabled services (ITES) exports and service from the Nagaland, it said, adding that it would create new employment opportunities for the local youth. 

The STPI Centre would attract investment and promote Nagaland as a major IT/ITES destination, the maintained.
The STPI is a premier S&T organization under Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) engaged in promoting IT/ITES Industry, innovation, R&D, start-ups, product/IP creation in the field of emerging technologies like IoT, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) etc.

Since its inception in 1991, STPI has been working towards equitable and inclusive IT-led growth pan-India which in turn has helped promoting Software exports, Science, Technology & Innovation (STI) and Software product development, informed its website.

With nine jurisdictional directorates and 60 centres, STPI has expanded its presence pan-India to support IT/ITeS Industry, it added.

The first STPI in the Northeast was launched in Assam in 2001 under the then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.  The Centre will promote Nagaland as a big IT hub in the coming times and help in promoting IT-related startups in the region.

As part of a larger push by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take IT to the far-flung Northeast, the first software technology park of India in 20 years will be inaugurated on Friday in Nagaland.

The minister of state for information and technology and skill development, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, will be present in Kohima for the same.

“PM Narendra Modi has had a clear determined vision to deliver benefits of the technology sector to the youth of Northeast. The strategy has had two legs - A network of NIELIT institutes in every NE State to train the skilled youth and a network of STPIs to encourage and boost entrepreneurship. The Kohima STPI launch is a big step in direction of creating more tech business opportunities for young Nagas,” he said.

Interestingly, the first STPI in the Northeast Was launched in Assam in 2001 under the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It is also interesting that the present IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was then working in the Vajpayee’s office, was sent to Nagaland to see the prospect of such a park in the northeastern State.

The Centre would promote Nagaland as a big IT Hub in the coming times and help in promoting IT-related start-ups in the region. This has a huge potential to become a job boosting sector helping in providing opportunities to the youth who otherwise walk across the entire country due to the lack of opportunities in their State or region.

Spread over 18,000 square feet, the state-of-the-art office will be a huge boost to PM Modi’s northeast vision.

“The post-Covid19 world of tech will see more n more Work From Home models in tech companies. I call it the virtualisation of IT parks. Maybe virtual IT parks can come up in the North Eastern States," Chandrashekar told CNN News 18.

The STPI is a science and technology organisation established in 1991 by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. Since its inception, the STPI has developed over 60 centres across India.