Manas Ranjan Panda, who has been serving as the Director of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Odisha under Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India and responsible for promoting exports of Software & Services from the North Eastern States, has quit his present assignment and joined as the Special Secretary to Electronics & Information Technology Dept, Govt. of Odisha.
He had graduated in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering and also has a Management degree. During his association with STPI, he served in various capacities at STPI-Noida and STPI-Kolkata in the past. Manas was also looking after states Odisha, Bihar & Jharkhand.
Manas had undertaken many projects; setting up of CoEs like Electropreneur Park, Augmented and Virtual Reality (VARCoE), setting up of Tier III Data center, FAB Lab, setting up of new STPI centers are being implemented under his supervision.
Manas was associated with various other important roles including the member of Boards of OCAC, Special Single Window Clearence Committee for IT Investment, Odisha Startup Council, IIIT search committee and various High-Level Committees constituted by Govt. of Odisha & Govt. of India.
Manas has contributed significantly in drafting and implementing various policies like State ICT Policy, Startup Policy, Export Policy, BPO Policy, ESDM Policy, Right of Way, IT Park, e-Governance etc.
