Kathmandu–Biratnagar Digital Corridor aims to make Koshi new IT hub

Kathmandu — CAN Federation Koshi Province has unveiled a strategic roadmap to develop the Kathmandu–Biratnagar Digital Corridor and position Koshi Province as a strong regional IT hub.

The roadmap, titled “Biratnagar Regional IT Hub,” aims to decentralize Nepal’s IT growth, which has long been focused mainly in Kathmandu. It focuses on promoting local software companies, startups, skilled IT manpower, and Nepal-made digital products for both local and global markets.

The initiative is being led by CAN Federation Koshi Province in collaboration with CAN Federation Morang, Sunsari, and Udayapur chapters. Chairperson Sandesh Rai is leading the regional coordination, while IT industry leader Chiranjibi Adhikari presented the key vision behind the framework.

CAN Federation leaders said Koshi has strong potential to become a regional technology center due to Biratnagar’s administrative importance, industrial base, trade gateway, and growing demand for digital services. They also highlighted the opportunity to connect Biratnagar, Itahari, and Dharan into one powerful digital belt.

The roadmap gives priority to areas such as health-tech, agri-tech, cybersecurity, AI-enabled public services, ERP systems, automation, logistics software, and data analytics. It also focuses on coding bootcamps, college-to-company internships, shared workspaces, and startup support to help young IT professionals build careers within Koshi Province.

With an initial 0–100 days action plan, CAN Koshi aims to form a taskforce, map IT companies, identify local talent, and hold wider stakeholder consultations. The initiative is expected to become an important step toward digital decentralization and Nepal’s wider Digital Nepal vision.