Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday launched an Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (I-GFTCH), called ‘Bharat Netra initiative’, here that aims to link India to the Asia Pacific Innovation Corridor.
Majhi launched the initiative in presence of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Odisha Electronics & IT Minister Mukesh Mahaling and GFTN CEO Sopnendu Mohanty and others.
Terming it a transformative initiative that will shape the future of finance in Odisha, Majhi said it will strengthen India’s global leadership in the digital economy.
Odisha will play a central role in making India a global economic leader, the chief minister said.
This hub has been launched by Odisha government in collaboration with Global Finance & Technology Network Singapore (GFTN), National University of Singapore and Asian Institute of Digital Finance.
Under the initiative, Majhi said that over 7,000 students from across all 30 districts of the state will get skill training, and it will run certification programmes designed by the Asian Institute of Digital Finance at the National University of Singapore.
He said that this initiative was an outcome of the historic visit of Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to Odisha in January this year.
