Speakers at the Startup and Innovation Forum meeting under the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday emphasized the need to make training, technical support, and incubation services for innovative enterprises more effective.
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Speakers at the Startup and Innovation Forum meeting under the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday emphasized the need to make training, technical support, and incubation services more effective for innovative enterprises.
In the meeting, Senior Vice President of the Federation, Anjan Shrestha, said that the startup ecosystem cannot be strengthened without expanding innovation-friendly policies and financial access. He emphasized the need to increase private sector-government cooperation for this. He said that the Federation will be active in providing market access, mentorship, and regulatory clarity to startups. He emphasized the need to make training, technical support, and incubation services more effective for innovative enterprises.
Vice President of the Federation, Hemraj Dhakal, mentioned that policy facilitation related to taxes and investment is necessary to encourage startups and innovation enterprises. Vice President of the Federation, Jyotsana Shrestha, said that women and youth entrepreneurship should be placed at the center of startup policies and said that capacity building and networking programs should be expanded to create an inclusive enterprise environment.
Federation Treasurer Bharatraj Acharya stressed the need to convert the Startup and Innovation Forum under the Federation into a committee and said that institutional standards need to be developed for its expansion.
In the meeting, Engineer Umesh Kumar Gupta, Executive Director of the Industrial Business Development Foundation, mentioned that there have been policy reforms in the startup and innovation sector. He informed that government programs for enterprise development will be taken forward in collaboration with the private sector.
Forum President Juna Mathema, while informing about the forum's activities, partnership expansion, startup cases and policy dialogue programs, emphasized the need to strengthen the entrepreneur-investor platform in the coming days.
