Electronic Industry

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Overview
The Government has emphasised the importance of a strong electronic industry in an emerging Information Society in the coming years. And focussed on building a robust infrastructure and framing and implementing an Information Technology Policy for providing a framework of actions and future guidance. The recommendations of this policy includes Action Plans, IT Governance and development of Software industry.

Infrastructure
As a major attraction and boost to Electronics Industry, the State Government plans to set up the following centres with the help of ET&T, a public sector unit under the Department of Electronics, Government of India.

• Software Development & Export Centre
  
  
• Electronics Design & Technology Centre
  
  
• Raw Materials Bank

The Electronic Test & Development Centre

It provides varied testing facilities for different components and assemblies in electronics.

Goa is emerging to be a software paradise. Incentives to set up a software export centre in Goa are:

• 100% foreign equity allowed in Software Technology Park Scheme
• Income tax concessions
• High-speed data communication links at competitive tariffs
• Access to domestic market
• No Customs and Central Excise duties
• Re-export of capital goods permitted

The Software Technology Park (STP)

The first of the Software Technology Park (STP) complex is coming up at Verna, just about 12 kms. from Goa airport. The STP, besides providing excellent infrastructure viz. building and data communication facilities, also acts as a nodal point for a single-window clearance. Various multinationals and household names in the electronic and software sectors have already set shops here. Some of the facilities provided for these sectors are:

• Very centrally located position

• Built-up premises to suit your requirements
• High-speed data communication links
• Adequate power and water supply
• Conference hall
• Business centre
• Centralised communication facilities, office automation facilities, etc
• Income tax concessions
• Recognition as a Priority sector.

The Information Super Highway Corridor

The proposed information super highway corridor at Panaji-Verna-Vasco-Mormugao is aimed at providing high-speed, state-of-the-art data communication and multimedia facilities like:

• Digital high-speed services

• Internet services
• Electronic Data Interchange
• Satellite communication
• Optical fiber network
• Other related services

Information Technology Policy

The IT policy of the Government of Goa envisages the use of IT in the Government Administration, Education, Industry, Health, Entertainment & Leisure Industry, and Empowerment and Social Equity. Development of Software Industry is an important component of this policy.

Action Plan For IT

• Setting up of Department of Information Technology
• Setting up of Software Technology Park Authority
• Setting up a Information Supercorridor
• Setting up a High-Powered IT Council
• Setting up of more IT Companies
• Attracting Multinationals and NRI

IT Governance

• 10% budget allocation of every ministry/department for computerization
• Building up of Hi-Tech Habitat at Bambolim
• Setting up of Value-added Network services including ATMs, Electronic Kiosks, Telephones, Smart Cards, etc.
• IT Education and Training through an Institute of IT & Management
• Proliferation of Internet