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Odisha launches OSFIC to turn innovative ideas into solutions for real-world challenges

Bhubaneswar, Sep 30 (UNI) Odisha on Wednesday launched the Odisha Seva First Innovation Challenge (OSFIC), a statewide initiative aimed at accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and service-oriented solutions to address real-world development challenges.
The initiative, launched by Startup Odisha under the Department of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises at O-Hub here, seeks to connect innovative ideas, skills and entrepreneurship with the state's socio-economic development needs.
The launch brought together ministers, policymakers, industry representatives and stakeholders from Odisha's startup and innovation ecosystem.
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