OUTREACH SESSION ON NGIS & CHUNAUTI 5.0 – Kolkata
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About this Event
Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) is STPI’s comprehensive incubation scheme which has a vision to drive the rise of India as a Software Product Nation so as to make India a global player in development, production and supply of Innovative, Efficient and Secure Software Products thus facilitating the growth across the entire spectrum of ICT sector as envisioned in the National Policy on Software Products (NPSP) – 2019.
NGIS has a vision to promote & support innovative start-ups working towards software product development (including embedded electronics) through a synergized pan-India approach. NGIS has been launched from 12 Tier-II locations across India viz. Agartala, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Mohali, Patna & Vijayawada for supporting startups across India.
NextGen Start-up Challenge Contest (CHUNAUTI – Challenge Hunt Under NGIS for Advanced Uninhibited Technology Intervention) is a series of online under NGIS.
CHUNAUTI 5.0, the call for application, is looking to identify and support promising startups working towards building products/solutions in Emerging Tech.
Jurisdictional Director of STPI, Kolkata
Shri Manjit Nayak is Jurisdictional Director of STPI, Kolkata along with other four sub centers i.e. Durgapur, Siliguri, Kharagpur & Haldia in West Bengal under Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt. of India. Shri Nayak is an Engineering Graduate from Utkal University and earned MBA from Sambalpur University.
He has more than 25 years of association with Government Sector as well as Corporate and 20 years experience in policy making and statutory services for IT & ITES industries. He has served in STPI in various capacities and at several location places throughout the country. His active support and decisive actions have created many opportunities for SMEs to avail maximum benefits of policies and services.
Earlier he was also looking after simultaneously the IT/ITES SEZs in the State of West Bengal for three years. He has been playing a key role jointly working with the State Government and different industries associations and chambers for various policy formations, IT/ Electronics promotional activities and key decisions with regard to development of IT sector and infrastructure. His leadership quality fulfilled to the expectations of the IT/ITES industries by providing efficient and timely support.
Additional Director, Kolkata
Dr. Manas Ray is working as Additional Director at STPI under Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India. He is currently posted at Kolkata and looking after the Datacom Operations , Business Development and Project Management and Consultancy in the directorate. He has earned his PhD( Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology , Mesra, Ranchi . He has more than 20 Years of experience in supporting the IT/ITES industry in India in various Capacities in STPI.
Deputy Director, Kolkata
Shri Abhishek Kumar has a strong background in the government sector and is currently serving as the Deputy Director of STPI (Software Technology Parks of India) Kolkata and Officer In Charge (OIC) of STPI Kharagpur in West Bengal. STPI is an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, responsible for promoting software exports from the country.
Before joining STPI, Shri Abhishek Kumar worked with Media Lab Asia, which is now known as Digital India Corporation. Media Lab Asia is also under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and focuses on research and development in various domains related to information technology. During his time there, he was involved with the Visvesvaraya PhD Scheme for Electronics and IT. This scheme aims to encourage and support PhD scholars in the field of electronics and information technology through financial assistance and mentorship.
Shri Abhishek Kumar’s educational background includes an engineering degree from Kurukshetra University in Kurukshetra. He also holds an MBA in Information Systems Management from SMU (Sikkim Manipal University).
With his experience and expertise in the government sector, particularly in the field of Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Abhishek Kumar is actively contributing to the growth and development of the IT industry in India.
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