Government of Telangana enables and engages Startup ecosystem with a multi-pronged approach from sensitization of Govt. officials on the startup ecosystem, to enable the startups to connect with the concerned departments for seamless procurement opportunities.
The state ecosystem's approach has been programmatic in two different ways as explained below:
- Sensitisation of Government Officials on Startup Ecosystem
- Enabling Government to Mentor and Co-Create with Startups
Sensitization workshops for Government Officials
The workshops are an approach to sensitise Government officials from various departments about the Startup Ecosystem in Telangana and how to offer institutional support to the entrepreneurs.
- To inculcate holistic knowledge on the startup ecosystem
- To enable them on sourcing innovative solutions for the department-concerned problem
Government Mentor Program
The Government Mentor Program (GMP) is an initiative envisioned to build familiarity with the Government by bringing officials from relevant departments to mentor startups. It is believed that startups work on innovative solutions that have the potential to reform existing processes and services. The goal of GMP is to assist entrepreneurs eyeing the Government as a client to establish connections and seek mentorship from relevant Government officials. The applications from Startups are invited based on the problem statements published by the departments.
- The applicants are selected by a panel consisting of government officials and industry experts
- Startups are mapped to respective HODs/Officials of the departments to further explore the co-creation
- Officials dedicate three months to the selected start-ups and mentor them by having weekly calls on discussing goals/priorities and monthly meetup for addressing the issues.
Government Startup Connect
Government-Startup Connect is a unique platform that enables Startups to present their value proposition to Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to the Government of various Depts along with the Chief Secretary of Telangana. The objective of the platform is to facilitate the first level understanding of Startups and their solutions for sector-specific problems.
How does the connection happen?
- Raising RFP for department problem statements
- Ecosystem-collated startup pitches for immediate/situational need
- Connects via Bootcamps, Incubation/Pre-incubation, Startup Exhibitions