The Department of Information Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Intel Corporation, Eleven01, and US-based financial software company Intuit in an attempt to promote the adoption of new technologies such as blockchain in Goa.

As stated by the company, Intel and Eleven01 will build a team to be based in Goa to work on the project. In addition, Intuit is supporting the Goan startups by offering them free financial accounting system.

Ameya Abhyankar, secretary of information technology, has stated that Intel will install anti-collision devices on transport buses in Goa, which will record the black spots on roads to help the PWD in their maintenance work. He further added that Eleven01 will support Goa in exploring various use cases for building an India-specific blockchain protocol.