2006
STPI provided PMC services for identifying the right technology for the National E-governance Plan, as requested by the National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG).
STPI helped Laos to establish their National Data Centre.
1 million employed directly in IT/ITeS sector with 75% employment from STPI units. Bengaluru was identified as a startup-focused community and Orchid Techscape was created to encourage the startups to own the Intellectual Property within India and strengthen the startup ecosystem.