The
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India is
organizing the Second State Startup Conference on 12 September, 2017 in New
Delhi. The conference shall be inaugurated by the Minister of State, Shri C.R.
Choudhary and shall be attended by senior functionaries from State/Union Territory
Governments, Incubators/Accelerators, Funding agencies, VCs, Angel investors
and Startups.
The
discussions shall be conducted around four key themes related to key components
of the startup ecosystem, namely:-
o
Governance
reforms to be undertaken by States for Startups.
o
Incubation
facilities in India and role of State Governments in developing these
facilities.
o
Role of State Governments in setting up funds
for Startups.
o
Making regulations easier for Startups.
Further,
in order to provide momentum towards building up a positive Startup ecosystem
in the States, a framework for ranking various States/ Union Territories on the
basis of initiatives taken to promote Startups will also be discussed.
The
conference is expected to provide a significant impetus to the creation of an enabling Startup Ecosystem in the country.
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