ITAAP members seeks support for tech ecosystem growth

Vijayawada: A high-powered IT industry delegation under the banner of IT Association of Andhra Pradesh (ITAAP) from Andhra Pradesh along with Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narasimha Rao met Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in his Parliament on Tuesday.

The delegation sought Minister's support in expediting creation of State-of-the-Art STPI (Software Technology Parks of India) incubation center at Vizag, developing Emerging Tech Skilling Ecosystem in AP by establishing in Vizag a CDAC centre, a centre of NIELIT, National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and a national level Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Cyber Security.

The delegation also sought the ministry's support in promoting startup ecosystem and culture in tier II cities including Vizag, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Rajamahendravaram and Antantapur in a big way and for this purpose initiate a promotion scheme for product development and startup companies in tier II cities, something similar to India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS).

The response from the Union Minister was quite positive, GVL said after the meeting. ITAAP president Sreedhar Kosaraju invited the IT Minister to attend IT summit (InfinityVizag) 2023 being organised at Vizag as the chief guest.

The delegation which met the Minister included Sreedhar Kosaraju, RL Narayana, location head, WNS, Lakshmi M, Managing Director, Patra India, Rama Krishna Dasari, MD, Efftronics and Akarapu Venkat Madhu Shankar Kumar, location head, Comtron USA.

Commenting on the meeting, GVL who took the delegation to the IT Minister expressed confidence that his efforts in collaboration with the IT industry in AP will help the neglected IT industry in the State in receiving the much needed attention and boost growth of the sector.