Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday Inaugurated ‘Igniter’ biggest Start-up festival of J&K UT, organised by Jammu University in collaboration with J&K Start-up Association, Tourism Dept, J&K Bank and J&K Rural Livelihood Mission.
The mega event has brought together various stakeholders & investors on one platform.
LG Sinha said that he strongly believe Start-Ups reflect the force shaping economy in the networked age. University and college campuses are known as liquid platform of ideas and the best we can do is to create an environment so that great ideas can be realized.
“For an ideal entrepreneurial climate, it is important to provide facilities like cross-campus collaboration, dedicated work space, mentorship programs,industry collaboration & vehicles for innovation. Such enabling environment & challenges will ignite new innovations & solutions”, he said.
Lt Governor said, a great idea will always survive in the long run, if the entrepreneur takes into account the changes happening in the world in terms of market, customer preference, technology and timely execution of business plan. Competition for ideas and execution must start from the campus.
“By unleashing the creativity of the students and budding entrepreneurs, we will be able to ensure high growth rate and direct benefits for Jammu Kashmir and the nation in terms of knowledge products and Intellectual property”, he said.
Sinha said that the UT Administration is committed to create a start-up ecosystem and ready to provide access to capital and other resources, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, and networking opportunities with other start-ups and investors.
