Govt. sets up Rs.10 crore funds to promote entrepreneurship in Design
Surely a good news for designers out there – the govt. has announced that it will set up Rs 10 crore fund at NID’s National Design Business Incubator (NDBI) to promote entrepreneurship among young designers.
Government has also agreed to permit the National Institute of Design (NID) faculty to have a share in their consultancy work – [ ET]
These are positive signs of India becoming a product focused economy (and not just executing what your US based client wants you to).
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About the author - Ashish Sinha is a Startup Mentor/Product Strategy Coach, and the founder/chief editor of pluGGd.in.
He has launched/managed couple of products (consumer as well as enterprise) in US and India, and now consults with startups/small businesses on their product/media strategy. He can be reached at: ashish (at) pluGGd.in [+91 98452 06443]
