ZunderDog: Empowering Small Businesses for Global Impact

In a world dominated by big corporations with vast resources and cutting-edge technology, small businesses often struggle to compete and thrive. Recognizing this disparity, Mr. Zubin Sousa founded ZunderDog, a startup with a vision to empower the backbone of the nation – small businesses. With a burning passion to level the playing field, Zubin embarked […]

Goan hacker Gautam Mayekar publishes debut novel titled I’m so hacked

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We’ve all watched some form of computer hacking on TV or in movies. Someone requires information from an FBI database or a file needs to be retrieved from a secure and encrypted drive, and so the hacker is sent in. He comes in with a very fancy laptop, pops in a cable or a drive, […]

Goa Technology Association sets wheels for action in IT into motion

Goa Technology Association

Information and Technology startups and existing IT firms in Goa could generate employment for over 8000 Goans if the government provided the right impetus for the sector, said vice president of Open Destinations and Goa Technology Association managing committee member Milind Anvekar. Speaking at the inaugural meeting of Goa Technology Association at the International Centre […]

Goan start-up gearing up to light up Smart Cities in India

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India’s urban development sector is one of those areas which has sustained a significant technological boost in the past couple of years. With projects like “Smart Cities Mission”, the government has been aggressively investing and pushing forward innovation country wide. In this period, various start-ups have come forward as well for modernizing the archaic methods […]

Bus and ferry timings now at your fingertips – Google Maps

Recently the Goa IT Professionals (GITP) launched a project that puts public transport timetables on Google Maps. Which means, every Goan can access this information! Public Transport with Google Maps The Google project was executed by a group of final year students as part of their curriculum. This project was executed under the guidance of the Goa […]

Why was Goa’s ‘IT’ dream never realized?

Back in 2004, Goa government realized the potential for IT (Information and Technology) in Goa. They even released an IT policy for Goa in 2005, armed with land allocated for an IT park (Rajiv Gandhi IT habitat at Dona Paula) but all efforts soon bit the dust. As it’s been a decade since then, yet […]