STPI, since its inception, has been steering the Indian IT industry by facilitating a robust ecosystem for boosting IT/ITES exports from the country. STPI-registered units have reached a mindboggling target of over Rs. 6 lakh crore exports during FY 2021-22. Leveraging its legacy as a policy-enabler, STPI today has embarked on bolstering the tech startup ecosystem in the country by undertaking path-breaking initiatives such as Centres of Entrepreneurship (CoEs) and Next Generation Incubation Scheme (NGIS) to provide a robust collaborative ecosystem to tech startups, innovators & budding entrepreneurs in the country to build technology products and create IPRs. STPI has successfully launched 22 CoEs in emerging technology domains and targets to support 1,900+ startups while enabling them to create 500+ marketable products/services with 100+ IPRs/patents in various emerging technologies like AI, Computer Vision, IoT, Data Analytics, AR & VR, ACES Mobility, FinTech, MedTech, AgriTech, and many more, for building innovative products.
A CoE is a domain-specific specialized incubation facility for start-ups in the area of emerging technologies where the highest-standards and best-practices in terms of infrastructure, technology, leadership, mentoring, training, research & development, funding, networking for the given focus area is made available pan India. STPI CoEs are building innovation driven emerging tech-startups ecosystem in collaborative manner with partners like Govt of India, State Govt, Industry, Academia, Domain & Technology experts etc.
The CoEs are focused on emerging sectors like IOT, Block Chain, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented & Virtual Reality, Medical Electronics, Health Informatics, Gaming & Animation, Machine Learning, Data Science & Analytics, Cyber Security, Chip Designing, ESDM etc. and to build next wave of budding entrepreneurs.Working in unison, the CoEs shall give a major impetus to Indian start-ups and overall technology industry of the country.
NGIS is a futuristic Incubation Scheme which offers comprehensive support & services to technology start-ups from various STPI incubation facilities pan-India under one common umbrella. NGIS is being operationalized from across 12 STPI Centres viz. Agartala, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, Guwahati, Jaipur, Lucknow, Prayagraj, Mohali, Patna & Vijaywada. NGIS has a dedicated facility for security & vulnerability assessment of products.
NGIS provides benefits of pan-India mentor pool, knowledge sharing, co-learning & networking and continuous capacity building & skill enhancement through seminars, workshops & trainings. Become a beneficiary of NGIS by participating in the ‘All India Start-up Challenges/Hackathons’.
Software Technology Parks of India has been providing incubation facilities pan-India to cater to the needs of Small & Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) in IT/ITeS sector. Many industries have operated and are operating from the Software Technology Parks of India facilities since 1992.
Ready-to-use incubation space is available for startup companies, aspiring entrepreneurs, and multinational companies etc., as per their requirements. It has the following key features:
- State-of-the-art infrastructure with workstations, cubicles, manager cabins, discussion rooms, conference halls etc.
- Ready-to-use internet bandwidth
- Fully air-conditioned incubation space
- Standby DG power system & Uninterrupted power supply system
- Cost Effective Services
- 24 X 7 security system
- Access Control & Fire Alarm System
STPI as one of the leading tech startup incubators in India has set up world-class in emerging technology domains to empower startups to ideate, build prototype, develop minimum viable product, test the efficacy of product, and eventually strive for commercial launch. To strengthen research, innovation, testing, calibration and quality assurance of products developed by startups, STPI has established over a dozen of labs on pan-India scale to enable startups leverage these facilities for building innovative technology products and solutions in an indigenous manner.
Key objectives of STPI Lab Infrastructure are:
- Enable startups develop world-class products
- Provide seamless access to startups to experiment, design, prototype, analyze, test, and calibrate technology products
- Enhance product quality and market acceptability
- Ensure near zero defect product
STPI has been the pioneer as Data Communication Service Provider in India since 1993. STPI started providing last mile connectivity (point-to-point) to customer premises through owned RF/Microwave. STPI was then the first organisation to provide point-to-multipoint Microwave Radio network for Internet services in India.
STPI also holds the Unified license for Category-A Internet Service Provider (ISP) with ALL INDIA as the service area. In fact, STPI is the first commercial Internet service provider of India and the first to offer Digital Private Line through multiple-access radio network. STPI’s National service delivery and management infrastructure includes 60+ independent gateways through NOCs at STPI centres.
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