Gangtok, Nov. 26 (PTI): Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has granted in-principle approval for allotment of space in the state capital to Software Technologies Parks in India (STPI), for upscaling the existing infrastructure and to build a state of art incubation centre, official sources said.
The sanctioned 7000 sq ft of built-up space in Gangtok will be handed over to the STPI in about a week s time, Chamling assured Rai, the sources said today.
He said that the proposal was intended for the benefit of the people of Sikkim and will bring about a synergy between the IT infrastructure and the policy of the government to encourage and support start-up ventures, and other programmes of the government.
The STPI DG said the facility will be a world class incubation centre which will provide robust bandwidth, state-of-the-art facility, network operating centre, apart from providing employment to the people of Sikkim, an Information and Public Relations Department (IPR) release said.
