Dear members of press, Kindly take note of the email sent by GITP to the Goa Govt.
Regards, *Goa IT Professionals – GITP *| www.goaitpro.org | [email protected] *Important links: About GITP <http://www.goaitpro.org/gitp> | GITP on Social Network <http://www.goaitpro.org/follow-us/> | GITP Core Team <http://www.goaitpro.org/our-team> | *Goa Skills Registry - GSR <http://skills.goaitpro.org/> | Project GEIT <https://www.facebook.com/GoansEmpoweredWithIT/> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Goa IT Professionals - GITP <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 6:04 PM Subject: Way forward for IT industry in Goa To: <[email protected]>, cm goa <[email protected]> Cc: CEO IPB <[email protected]>, Jennifer Monserrate < [email protected]>, Rohan Khaunte <[email protected]>, Goa Director DoIT <[email protected]>, Managing Director - Infotech Corp of Goa < [email protected]>, IT Secretary <[email protected]>, gitp_core < [email protected]> To: Hon. CM CC: IT Minister, CEO of IPB, Officials of IT Dept Respected Chief Minister, GITP believes that the political and administrative churn should not be allowed to impact the larger cause of developing Goa as an IT destination and retaining Goa's educated manpower in the state. IT being a mass job creator, the IT ministry and its projects should be treated with the highest levels or urgency. We are committed to work with the new IT minister and provide our inputs towards the success of IT sector in Goa. We also urge the new minister to maintain continuity and achieve improvement in the pace set by the IT department, in terms of developing a vibrant startup ecosystem. As immediate areas that need attention: · The IT parks should be fast-tracked so that we see new companies investing in Goa and job opportunities generated. · The ESDM cluster needs to be put in motion from its long slumber since the time it was commissioned by the Hon. Prime Minister. · Single Window system should be implemented in letter, and spirit to ensure that hardships faced by startups at various stages including registration needs to be removed and the process needs to be simplified. · Mid-sized IT companies should be invited to Goa for initiating their setups regardless of the IT parks. · Mechanism must be put in place to ensure that the benefits under IT Policy, IT Investment Policy and Startup Policy reach the eligible beneficiaries at the earliest. · IT infrastructure in schools and colleges should be upgraded using funds from the center. Request to take the existing IT policies ahead based on the above points rather than building it again from the scratch. GITP would also place on record our appreciation for the consistent efforts put in by the IT department under the leadership of Mr. Rohan Khaunte as the IT minister. He has been instrumental in bringing several key initiatives into the sector and catering to several long pending demands of the IT Industry. The former Chief Minister Late Mr. Manohar Parrikar had involved the Tech Community in setting the direction for the industry. During a meeting of the task force, he had categorically stated that the next five years should take Goa twenty five years forward in the IT sector. Realizing his vision and taking significant steps in that direction will be the greatest tribute to Mr. Parrikar. Regards, *Goa IT Professionals – GITP *| www.goaitpro.org | [email protected] *Important links: About GITP <http://www.goaitpro.org/gitp> | GITP on Social Network <http://www.goaitpro.org/follow-us/> *
