Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 22: Majority of the stakeholders in Information Technology sector voiced for separate directorate for the sector stating that it would help the industry grow and throw up massive employment opportunities unemployed youth of J&K.
These remarks were projected in webinar organised by PHDCCI-J&K on Investments in IT Sector in J&K “Opportunities & Challenges”. The session was inaugurated by Rahul Sahai, Chairman-PHDCCI-Jammu and was graced by Anoo Malhotra, Director Industries Jammu, Amit Sharma, CEO JaKeGA-J&K and others.
Sahai while welcoming the delegates said that first time, an attempt has been made by PHDCCI to involve all the stakeholders for presenting their views that how administration in synchronization with stakeholders will facilitate and bring IT investments in UT of J&K. He stated that the purpose of this webinar is to look ways and means to generate employment in the IT sector for women entrepreneurs and youth of J&K.
Ankur Gupta, Director MIET said that 8% of our GDP comes from IT sector. We are already generating $200 billion from the IT industry and if J&K also aspires to be, progressive Union Territory, then adoption and championing IT in many ways is given.
Asim Khan, Director STPI -J&K spoke on the role of STPI for IT Sector. He said that STPI has been providing statutory services, which is the export promotion scheme of Government of India in Jammu and Kashmir. Disclosed that last year we had an export of 2681 crores by the software of J&K who are employing approximately 350 technocrats.
Director Industries, Jammu Anoo Malhotra gave details of benefits and incentives for IT Sector of J&K. She outlined the role of Industry Department in investment in IT sector and added that we are waiting for IT investment and want an inclusive development of J&K with focus on IT Investment.
Amit Sharma CEO, JAKEGA said J&K industry requires a good impetus and it is very heartening that industries already are getting applications and some investments are coming up in IT sector. There are so many things to be done like not only from the software development point of view, we can come up with chip processing units, investments or training centres from top firms of the nation like TCS , Infosys, BPOs, CISCO.
Many other speakers including Dr Amitash OJha from IIT Jammu, Arush Mahajan CEO Branding Elves, Yasser Kazzmi CEO Mayasa Network Solutions, Sameer Ahsan Director Infinity Solutions, Vikrant Gupta CEO of RVS- I Global – London and Ashfaq Mir CEO SOW Technologies expressed their views.
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