DPIIT signs two-year MoU with WinZO to support 2,000+ interactive entertainment startups
On 26 November 2024, DPIIT signed a two-year MoU with social gaming platform WinZO to support over 2,000 interactive entertainment startups, innovators and students.
Summary
On 26 November 2024, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) announced a two-year Memorandum of Understanding with WinZO, described as India's largest social gaming and interactive entertainment platform. The first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to build an ecosystem of over 2,000 startups, innovators and students, with mentorship and training in coding, animation, game design and development. WinZO will set up a Centre of Excellence in sync with DPIIT and expand its Tech Triumph Program (Bharat Edition). DPIIT Joint Secretary Sanjiv Singh cited a USISPF report projecting India's interactive entertainment sector to grow to over $60 billion by 2034 and create over 2 million jobs.
Key facts
- Partners
- DPIIT and WinZO
- Duration
- Two years
- Target
- 2,000+ startups, innovators and students
- Features
- Centre of Excellence; Tech Triumph Program (Bharat Edition)
- Outlook
- Sector >$60 bn by 2034, 2 mn+ jobs (USISPF report)
Practice MCQs 1 questions
DPIIT's two-year MoU with WinZO, announced on 26 November 2024, aims to support which sector?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Interactive entertainment and gaming
PIB (DPIIT): the MoU with WinZO, India's largest social gaming and interactive entertainment platform, aims to support over 2,000 interactive entertainment startups, innovators and students.