By Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, Jun 3, 2016 : Odisha recorded an 18 percent growth in software export in 2015-16 over the past year and surpassed the national average growth that stood at 11 percent, according to Information and technology minister Pranab Prakash Das.
Das was speaking to media persons following the performance review of Electronics and IT Department by chief minister Naveen Patnaik here on Friday.
In fact, Odisha became the eighth largest software exporter in the country with exports worth Rs 3,000 crore in 2015-16.
The state government plans to set up four more Software technology parks of India (STPI) in the state in addition to the existing four STPIs to boost the exports.
Meanwhile, Odisha Computer Application Centre (OCAC) has signed agreements with NIELIT, Telecom Sector Skill Council, and Electronic Sector Skill Council to enhance the skills of the job aspirants in the state, said the press notification from CMO.
The state government also is likely to come out with a new telecom policy by the end of this month and enact a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) policy this year to give a boost to the telecom and BPO industries in the state.
Patnaik asked the officials to take necessary action on the recommendations made by Technology Commission head Sam Pitroda.
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