Shillong: The Digital India Startup Hub, through the Software Technology Parks of India, will set up India’s first Centre of Excellence in Online Gaming in Shillong by March 2023, said Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

The Centre of Excellence in Shillong is expected to catalyse startups and entrepreneurs from the North East to build the NextGen Online Gaming ecosystem.

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has recently circulated draft amendments to the IT Rules 2021 in relation to Online Gaming for public consultation.

The minister also highlighted the importance of Digital Skills post Covid, as the rate of digitalisation of products, services and devices continues to increase across the globe.

“Imparting Digital Skills to the youth in North East Region to enable them to grab opportunities of jobs and entrepreneurship in the fast-expanding Digital economy is an article of faith for Shri Narendra Modi Government,” he added.

The minister announced another initiative of MeitY to set up a state-of-the-art facility under the National Institute of Electronics and IT (NIELIT) to provide training on cutting-edge Digital Skills in Shillong.

A 10-acre campus will soon be ready for this purpose which will cater to the skilling requirement of the youth in the North East.

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