According to an ET report, the Goa government is upgrade are electronics and accommodation facilities to attract IT investments and digital nomads. In the coming quarter, so-called sea hubs or co-working spaces will be set up along the coastline.
Goa’s Tourism and IT Minister Rohan Khaunte claims that these hubs will allow people to combine work and leisure by doing activities like surfing and enjoying regional cuisine at beach huts.
Providing high-speed internet access in rural areas is a crucial part of these efforts, as it would facilitate the work of digital nomads.
The project’s target group consists of digital nomads who use information and communication technologies to work from anywhere. The state government is aiming for 100% internet connectivity.
Moreover, Goa has been actively promoting the ‘digital nomad’ Visa. The state government plans to make a plea for this visa to the Ministry of Home Affairs and External Affairs.
A stream of foreign digital nomads, Indian IT workers and other professionals have arrived in the state following the global trend of remote working. Many of the pandemic-era masses have fled, but many outsiders have stayed. For better or for worse, the claim the locals that they transform Goa.
Vaibhav Chhabra, founder of Maker’s Asylum, told Rest of World In just three years, a large number of hotels, restaurants and Airbnbs have sprung up in Moira. Rents have risen. Chabra now spends twice as much as he did when he arrived in Goa– – and real estate construction has increased dramatically. The influx has proven to be beneficial for many companies. However, the local population is confronted with exorbitant costs, caused by income outside the region that far exceeds their own income.
Most of Goa’s recent development has been driven by jobs in the technology sector. Software and IT services companies have seen the largest increase in employees since 2021 compared to other industries in the state, according to statistics from hiring agency Xpheno. Among the fastest growing sectors are internet startups, which have created 31% more jobs in the past two years. Goa currently has more than 400 government-recognized companies. Earlier this year, government officials announced plans to build an information technology park that could accommodate up to 200 companies in the future.
“When you walk into a cafe, you see it filled with people working on their laptops,” said Tejas Polli, who grew up in Goa and now works at a technology accelerator. Rest of the world. “The whole atmosphere around Goa is changing.”
