Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that the state government was ready to help young minds for their startup ideas and business plan.
Speaking on the concluding day of Antha Prerna 2021, a Startup Conclave and Entrepreneurship Summit hosted by the Startup Promotion Cell, Government of Goa, in collaboration with AIC-GIM (Atal Incubation Centre- Goa Institute of Management) and Info Tech Corporation of Goa Limited, he said that Goa was venturing to the much needed innovation oriented future.
Goa startup conclave and Entrepreneurship Summit was organised to bring together all the stakeholders from the government, industry experts, incubators, investors as emerging startup hubs, he said.
“Goa is a great place for startups to emerge from all the sectors like Information Technology, Tourism, Hospitality, Agriculture, Dairy, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Mining, Art, Culture, Designing and Shipbuilding. The conclave has provided a much needed innovation future in Goa. Government is ready to empower and help young minds in pursuing their ideas and startup plans. The event will really help Goa to emerge as a startup hub,” the Chief Minister said.
‘New startup policy’ will definitely benefit stakeholders of the startup ecosystem in Goa, he added.
Chief Electoral Officer Kunal asked the startups to help Election Commission with new ideas to communicate voters, ethical voting, and participation of citizens.
Earlier, Ashank Desai, founder of Mastek, and Mohandas Pai, chairman, Manipal Global Education, presented their views on the startup ecosystem in Goa. Pai said that being a small state Goa could become a role model for the industry and government might start 5G connectivity service in the state that would boost Goa’s infrastructure.
More than 50 startups, 15 investors and students from various colleges across the state participated in the event. Goa Startup Conclave Entrepreneurship Summit “Anth Prerana” was organszed by the Startup Promotion Cell in Collaboration with Goa Institute of Management, Niti Aayog and Atal Innovation Mission.