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KATHMANDU, December 29, 2025: Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NICCI) and ICT Foundation Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance collaboration in strengthening Nepal’s information and communication technology (ICT) and startup ecosystem.

The MoU was signed by KM Singh, Director General of NICCI, and Razan Lamsal, President of ICT Foundation Nepal, today at the NICCI Secretariat. The agreement marks a significant step toward fostering innovation, digitization, and entrepreneurship in Nepal through joint initiatives, according to NICCI President Sunil KC.

Under the partnership, NICCI and ICT Foundation Nepal will work together to create platforms that promote digital transformation, innovation, and startup development. A key focus of the collaboration will be the organization of a joint annual flagship event aimed at raising awareness of emerging trends, technologies, and opportunities in the ICT sector, the NICCI- ICT Foundation MoU reads.

The collaboration will also facilitate engagement with ICT experts from India and other countries, support policy research and recommendations, and encourage knowledge exchange. Both organizations plan to work on research publications, including sectoral reports, to strengthen evidence-based policymaking and help position Nepal’s ICT industry in the global market.

Leaders from both institutions expressed confidence that the partnership will be meaningful and productive, contributing to the long-term development of Nepal’s ICT ecosystem and inspiring young entrepreneurs to pursue opportunities in the digital economy.

ICT Foundation Nepal has been actively engaged for more than a decade in promoting digitization, innovation, and entrepreneurial development across the country. Through policy advocacy, capacity-building programs, and ecosystem development, the Foundation has played a vital role in supporting Nepal’s growing technology sector.

As a binational chamber, NICCI has been supporting the ICT and startup ecosystem through its Startup and Private Equity Committee, engaging stakeholders from academic institutions, industry, and the private sector. This partnership is expected to further advance NICCI’s objectives and contribute to the sustained growth of Nepal’s ICT sector.

आईसीटीतथास्टार्टअपइकोसिस्टमसुदृढबनाउननिक्कीरआईसीटीफाउन्डेसननेपालबीचसहकार्य

काठमाडौं, पुस१४, २०८२:

नेपाल–भारतउद्योगवाणिज्यसंघ (निक्की) रआईसीटीफाउन्डेसननेपालले सूचनातथासञ्चारप्रविधि (आईसीटी) रस्टार्टअपइकोसिस्टमसुदृढपार्नसहकार्यविस्तारगर्नेउद्देश्यले समझदारीपत्रमाहस्ताक्षरगरेकाछन्।

निक्कीकामहानिर्देशककेएमसिंहरआईसीटीफाउन्डेसननेपालकाअध्यक्षराजनलम्साललेआजनिक्की सचिवालयमाउक्तसमझदारीपत्रमाहस्ताक्षरगरे।निक्कीकाअध्यक्षसुनीलकेसीकाअनुसार, यससहमतिले दुईसंस्थकोसंयुक्तपहलमार्फतनेपालमानवप्रवर्तन, डिजिटलाइजेसनरउद्यमशीलताप्रवद्र्धनगर्नेदिशामा महत्वपूर्णकदमप्रतिनिधित्वगर्दछ।

यससहमतिअन्तर्गतनिक्कीरआईसीटीफाउन्डेसननेपाललेडिजिटलरूपान्तरण, नवप्रवर्तनतथास्टार्टअप विकासलाईप्रवद्र्धनगर्नेप्लेटफर्महरूसिर्जनागर्नसहकार्यगर्नेछन्।सहकार्यकोप्रमुखउद्देश्यआईसीटीक्षेत्रमा देखापरेकानयाँप्रवृत्ति, प्रविधिरअवसरबारेचेतनाअभिवृद्धिगर्नेउद्देश्यलेसंयुक्तवार्षिकप्रमुख (फ्ल्यागशिप) कार्यक्रमआयोजनागर्नेआईसीटीफाउन्डेसनकाअध्यक्षराजनलम्साललेबताए।

यससहकार्यलेभारततथाअन्यदेशकाआईसीटीविज्ञहरूसँगकोसंलग्नतासहजबनाउने, नीतिअनुसन्धान तथासिफारिसलाईसमर्थनगर्ने, रज्ञानआदान–प्रदानलाईप्रोत्साहनगर्नेछ।दुवैसंस्थालेक्षेत्रगत प्रतिवेदनसहितकाअनुसन्धानप्रकाशनहरूमापनिसहकार्यगर्नेयोजनाबनाएकाछन्।यससहकार्यले प्रमाणमाआधारितनीतिनिर्माणलाईसुदृढगर्नरनेपालकोआईसीटीउद्योगलाईविश्वबजारमास्थापितगर्न मद्दतगर्नेछ।दुवैसंस्थाकाप्रतिनीधिहरूलेयोसाझेदारीअर्थपूर्णरफलदायीहुनेविश्वासव्यक्तगर्दैयसले नेपालकोआईसीटीइकोसिस्टमकोदीर्घकालीनविकासमायोगदानपु¥याउनेरडिजिटलअर्थतन्त्रमाअवसर खोज्नयुवाउद्यमीहरूलाईप्रेरितगर्नेबताएकाछन्।

आईसीटीफाउन्डेसननेपाललेविगतएकदशकभन्दाबढीसमयदेखिदेशभरडिजिटलाइजेसन, नवप्रवर्तनर उद्यमशीलविकासप्रवद्र्धनमासक्रियभूमिकानिर्वाहगर्दैआएकोछ।नीतिवकालत, क्षमताअभिवृद्धि कार्यक्रमतथाइकोसिस्टमविकासमार्फतफाउन्डेसनलेनेपालकोबढ्दोप्रविधिक्षेत्रलाईसमर्थनगर्नमहत्वपूर्ण योगदानपु¥याएकोछ।

यस्तै, द्विराष्ट्रियचेम्बरकारूपमानिक्कीलेआफ्नोस्टार्टअपतथाप्राइभेटइक्विटीसमितिमार्फतशैक्षिकसंस्था, उद्योगरनिजीक्षेत्रकासरोकारवालाहरूसँगसंलग्नहुँदैआईसीटीतथास्टार्टअपइकोसिस्टमलाईसमर्थनगर्दै आएकोछ।योसाझेदारीलेनिक्कीकाउद्देश्यहरूलाईथपअघिबढाउनेरनेपालकोआईसीटीक्षेत्रकोदिगो वृद्धिमायोगदानपु¥याउनेअपेक्षागरिएकोछ।