Panaji: To provide encouragement to local information technology companies, the Goa Government plans to outsource e-governance projects to local startups and IT companies, the Chairman of the Minister of Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.
CM said that over the next six months, the Information Technology Department will identify the requirements of e-governance of various departments and other projects to adhere to IT companies.
Sawant also said that all pending benefits for IT and startup companies under the IT Goa policy, 2018, and Goa Startup Policy, 2017, will be released in August and September.
“We have started the empanelling software company to develop solutions for the government,” Sawant said in online interactions with the Goa Technology Association (GTA).
“Until now, we used to outsource all e-governance solutions for gel, but now we will provide companies registered with the Tech Corporation of Goa Info.” Former President of GTA Mangirish Salelkar said that the IT sector continued to struggle with the internet and a reliable power supply.
Sawant said that the problem was being seen.
Salelkar also shows that 14 IT companies seeking benefits under the IT Cave policy, 2018, have not seen disbursed incentives.
He also said that several startups were waiting for incentives to be disbursed.
“We have processed 14 applications and applications have been sent to the high-powered committee,” Sawant said.
“Next month, they will be approved.
I have given instructions that the delayed expenditure under the startup policy is cleaned in September.”