India’s 61st Software Technology park center opened in Nagaland

• Nagaland’s first and India’s 61st Software Technology Park of India (STPI) center was inaugurated at Kohima.

• It is inaugurated by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar at the Directorate of Information Technology & Communication (DITC).

• Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is a science and technology organisation established in 1991 by the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

• It will create a technology ecosystem in the north-east to create opportunities for the future generations in the region.

• The first Software Technology Park of India was set up in Bangalore, Karnataka (STPI-B) in 1990.