Manufacturers’ Association for Information Technology (MAIT) today organised a national workshop on “Electronic System Design and Manufacturing: Advantage Goa” under the aegis of the department of electronics  and information technology (DEITY) and the government of Goa.

Inaugurating the workshop, chief minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar promised all support to MAIT. He promised to provide a clear state IT policy by around the time of the budget presentation this year.

Emphasising that the focus on ESDM should not be only aimed at reducing the trade gap, the chief minister said that there was a need to have local base for ESDM within India in view of the country’s security requirements.

“It is our patriotic duty to promote manufacturing of electronic systems design products in India as most of the security equipment are manufactured in other countries like China which poses a major security threat for the country,” he said. Besides he pledged his support to MAIT in the implementation of policies.

The CM further promised to extend all possible support to push hardware manufacturing and disposing off e-Waste in the state. “I am happy to work together with MAIT,” he added.

Speaking at the inaugural session, J V Ramamurthy, president, MAIT and president & COO, HCL Infosystems Ltd said “This initiative under the aegis of the DEITY and the government of Goa presents a huge opportunity for the state to become an electronics hardware manufacturing hub to meet its domestic requirements as well as the global requirements”.  He further elaborated on the need for self-sufficiency in the manufacturing in the country and the low dependence on imports. 

There was a special session at the Workshop that highlighted the state and central government’s initiatives in the ESDM space.