HT Correspondent
DIMAPUR, May 26: The Innovation NE Week got underway at National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) in Kohima on Monday, aiming to offer employment opportunities primarily to the people of the region, including Nagaland.
Organised by the Union ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) and NIELIT, in collaboration with department of information technology & communication and StartUp Nagaland, participants from all the northeastern states are attending the three-day event.
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Addressing the inaugural programme virtually, S Krishnan, secretary, MeitY, said the three-day event assumes great significance and will play a crucial role in advancing digital literacy and technical education in the northeast.
He observed that Nagaland is progressing well, with 25 start-ups so far, and has a large number of people who are comfortable in English, which provides a great advantage in the economic setup.
He emphasised that MeitY is focused on empowering and brining new technology to the northeast, informing that out of 55 NEILIT centres in India, 20 are located in the northeast with Kohima NIELIT centre being one of the most active centres.
Krishnan said the MeitY has directly supported the northeastern states in a number of information technology-related ventures to provide employment primarily to the people from the region. He added that establishment of new semi-conductor facility near Guwahati is one among them.
Krishnan further said the mission of NIELIT is to train people from the region so that they get employed and absorbed in the market.
Speaking on the capacity-building initiatives for the northeastern states implemented by NIELIT, he said close to 1.79 lakh youth have been trained and benefited from it.
He exuded confidence that the Innovation NE Week will open new ventures for the people.
In his address, vice chancellor and director general of NIELIT Madan Mohan Tripathi said NIELIT, under the MeitY, has played a crucial role in advancing digital literacy and technical education.
He added that NIELIT offers education from skilling to PhD research and also serves as a national accreditation body for IT and electronics training.
