Overview
- The Goa Shackathon, held May 21–22 and organised by the state IT department, served as the public launch for the strategy and brought together founders, remote workers, creators and students to network.
- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the government is building co‑working, start‑up and AI infrastructure to make Goa attractive to people who want to live and work outside big metros.
- The state has released a draft AI policy and set out an AI Mission 2027 roadmap that include skilling, start‑up acceleration and digital infrastructure, with final policy work continuing into the coming months.
- Officials point to a base of roughly 800 DPIIT‑recognised start‑ups and about 1.8 crore tourists in 2025 to argue the plan marries Goa’s tourism strengths with new tech activity rather than replacing the tourism sector.
- Planned measures aim to help local shack owners, homestay operators and creative professionals by linking long‑stay tourism, co‑working hubs and venture capital facilitation, and the key next steps are rolling out connectivity, workspaces and private capital support.