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'Work from shacks' soon for IT startups
Staff Reporter

? According to IT Minister Rohan Khaunte, the sea hubs will be set up during the ongoing tourism season

? Each hub will have Wi-Fi facilities and the necessary infrastructure to carry out business

? The proposed sea hub is a part of the government's plan to attract digital nomads from a variety of backgrounds

Khaunte said the state government has already approached the Centre with regard to visas for international digital nomads and added that it is confident of receiving assent for the same. "Goa has serene beaches and quality space that digital nomads need," he said. International digital nomads are quality tourists, as they usually stay for longer periods, Khaunte said.

The minister spoke in the presence of Bicholim MLA Dr Chandrakant Shetye, who is also the chairman of Infotech Corporation of Goa Ltd., Polumatla P Abhishek, director of the department of IT and Praveen R Volvotkar, managing director of Infotech Corporation of Goa Ltd, during the inauguration of the Tech-Media Startup Expo, which is being organised at the Campal promenade near the Lord Parshuram statue.

The tech expo has been organised as a side event of the ongoing International Film Festival of India 2023.

Govt planning sea hubs from Morjim to Canacona

Panaji

With the state's information technology (IT) department planning for sea hubs in the coastal belt from Morjim to Canacona, the IT startups will soon be able to work out of beach shacks.

Disclosing this, IT Minister Rohan Khaunte said on Tuesday that the sea hubs will be set up in the ongoing tourism season. "Each hub will have Wi-Fi facilities and the necessary infrastructure to carry out business," said Khaunte.

He said the proposed sea hub is a part of the government's plan to attract digital nomads from a variety of backgrounds.