Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2012

Bhutan Innovation and Technology Centre (BITC) at Thimphu TechPark is pleased to announce that it is conducting a nationwide Business Idea Competition called �Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2012�with the support of Department of IT and Telecom, MoIC and World Bank, to encourage and promote innovators and entrepreneurs and raise awareness on innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

Therefore, BITC invites all people, having innovative ideas and a desire to take up entrepreneurship as a career choice to send in entries for the �Business Idea Competition of Bhutan 2012� latest by Sunday, 17 June 2012 .

The business idea should be submitted using the prescribed form which can be downloaded from here.

Link to: Online Business Idea Competition Form Page

For any clarification, Contact: 17878828 / 17809270 / 17113037 or Mail to: tcd@thimphutechpark.com

Selection Process:

All submitted entries will be rigorously studied and analyzed by experts hired by BITC, and at least 10 best entries will be selected and forwarded to the next round.

In the next round, the entries selected in the first round will be further analyzed by a group of judges to select the top 10 and to 3 entries. The proponents of the selected entries may be invited to make a presentation.

Incentives and Prizes:

1. Out of the 10 best entries selected by the judges, attractive prizes will be awarded to the top three entries.
2. The remaining 7 entries will receive certificates and special consideration for entrepreneurship development programs in the country.
3. Some of the best 10 entries will be featured in the Bhutanese newspapers along with the profile of the proponents.
4. The 10 best entries will be granted one year membership of Thimphu TechPark at no cost, and they can avail all privileges of the membership such as being invited to events and workshops and discounts on service charges.
5. Some of the best entries will also be forwarded to various agencies involved in entrepreneurship development programs such as Loden Foundation, Ministry of Labour and Human Resources, Association of Bhutanese Women Entrepreneurs, Youth Development Fund etc. for special consideration for funding and other support.
6. Some of the best 10 entries will be screened and forwarded to the Selection Committee of BITC for incubation in the BITC incubator.

Announcement for Assessing Availability of Talent Pool for Employment in Thimphu TechPark

The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) would like to make an assessment of the talent pool who are interested to take up employment opportunities in the upcoming Thimphu TechPark which will be operational by May 2012.

Bhutanese graduates interested to take up employment opportunities in Thimphu TechPark may register with the MoLHR, latest by 26 April 2012 by e-mailing their names, academic qualification (with stream), relevant experience (if any) and mobile phone number to hrdd.dhr@thimphutechpark.com or by SMS to +975-17809270. The department will inform the registered by first week of May 2012 on the date, time and venue for the interview through the MoLHR website.