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Microsoft & Gujarat Govt. Sign MoU to Enhance Use of IT in Education

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:37:11 +0000

Microsoft India Pvt. Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to enhance the adoption and use of IT in the state education sector.

As part of the agreement, Microsoft will invest in enabling educators in the state to connect with each other, increase access to technology and training for learners in classrooms and campuses and thereby enhance career opportunities.

Karan Bajwa, Director – Public Sector, Microsoft India, said, “Today Gujarat is symbolic of the best in India. As it moves into its next stage of the development process and focuses on enhancing it’s the socio-economic index, we believe IT will play a key enabling role. A continued focus on education is imperative to help people achieve their potential. We are proud and excited to partner with the state of Gujarat in its efforts.”

A focal part of the agreement will involve building IT readiness in both pre-and in-service school teachers under Microsoft’s Partner’s in Learning. Partners in Learning is Microsoft’s global program that provides the education community with resources and training. In India alone, more than 270,000 teachers have already been trained and empowered by it.

Microsoft will also set up an IT Academy at Ahmadabad equipped with state-of-the-art IT systems and will focus on curriculum innovation and upgrading master trainers under this program.

The MoU also entails the adoption of IT curriculum developed by Microsoft for students of classes VI through X; as well as a Joint Certification for higher education students after completion of the MS Digital Literacy curriculum. This is expected to have the additional benefit of enhancing the employability skills of the youth.

The agreement also includes DreamSpark, a Microsoft program that offers free Microsoft software development tools to all higher education students. The state colleges will also be eligible to implement the Live@Edu program that makes sharing, collaborating and just staying connected easier for both the faculty and students.

The engagement will also include implementation of Education Management and Information system and Campus Management, a solution that addresses all stake holders in education and helps in easy administration, collates information from schools, clusters, block and district on all parameters that are required to monitor and evaluate educational ecosystem across the state.

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444 Mous pledged worth Rs 7,48,970 crore on power, economic zones, tourism, water management among others on Day 1!

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:01:57 +0000

444 Mous pledged worth Rs 7,48,970 crore on power, economic zones, tourism, water management among others.
Leaders in Vibrant Gujarat Summit together, they represent 91 listed companies and a market cap of Rs 7.85 lakh crore

Industry captains on Modi and Gujarat

KV Kamath, former chairman, ICICI & CII president: “Growth is not an accident. It is made to happen. The chief minister has made it happen.”

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani: “In Modi we have a leader with great vision. He has amazing clarity and a determination to succeed. This quality will help Gujarat have the place of pride not only in India but also the world.

Ratan Tata chairman Tata Group: “In 2007, I had said if you are not in Gujarat you are stupid. I am very proud that I followed my own advice. The state’s ability to execute quickly is commendable.”
Investment: Nano Project of Rs 21,000 crore+
Geothermal power plant and a solar power plant of 5 MW each at a suitable location in Gujarat

Dr AK Balyan, Director HR, ONGC
Rs 17,500 crore Dahej SEZ and Rs 12,500 crore for wind power plant.

Prasoon Mukherjee Chairman, Universal Success Enterprise Ltd
Universal Success Enterprise committed the maximum investment of Rs 87,000 crore
Rs 87,000 crore in the next 10 years to develop 10,000 MW thermal power plant, 2 ports and one international standard SEZ, in association with Salim Group

L&T CMD AM Naik
Rs 25,000 crore in heavy machinery and manufacturing plants.

N Vittal, former chief vigilance commissioner: “Gujarat has the resonance to respond to the challenges.”

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd: Rs 40,000 crore in tourism and hospitality, water management and water infrastructure.( for waterfront city)

State Bank of India chairman OP Bhatt: Rs 30,000 crore private equity fund for SMEs and setting up 45 branches in the state.

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani: Rs.27,000 crore, to develop port and SEZs, power plant, power transmission network and education.

Aditya Birla group chairman Kumarmangalam Birla: Rs 20,000 crore for fibre and telephony in the next three years.

Cellular Operators Association of India: Rs 20,000 crore to be invested by the cellular industry as a whole.

Suzlon: Rs 9,000 crore hi-tech SEZ for solar power.

Sterling Biotech: Rs 6,000 crore in SEZ, power, university and an airport.

Welspun:Rs 4,500 crore for expansion of the current facilities.

Videocon Industries MD RN Dhoot: Rs 4,000 crore for thermal power plant

Essar Group chairman Shashi Ruia::
ONGC director AK Balyan
Hindustan Construction Co chairman and MD Ajit Gulabchand: Hindustan Construction Company will invest Rs 40,000 crore for developing a township at Dholera in Gujarat.

IL&FS chairman Ravi Parthasarthy
Deccan Airways chairman Capt Gopinath: would bring in Rs 3,000 crore by making Ahmedabad an air cargo logistics hub.
Welspun group MD BK Goenka
Bharat Forge CMD BN Kalyani: Bharat Forge would enter Gujarat for the first time with an investment of Rs 7,000 crore.

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TCS Eyeing Operational center at Gandhinagar!

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:35:54 +0000

TCS is already present in Gandhinagar for Government projects. Now Tata Consultancy Services is eyeing tier-II and tier-III cities such as Pune, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Kochi and Chandigarh to drive its future growth in the domestic market. “We are keen on setting up our development centers in locations such as Pune, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Kochi and Chandigarh. While the centers in Pune and Gandhinagar are expected to be operational by the end of this year, the proposed centres in Chandigarh, Nagpur and Kochi are scheduled for the second phase”, S Ramadorai, chief executive officer and managing director, TCS told “There is ample scope for our operations in tier-II and tier-III locations. Over 70 per cent of the campus recruitment for TCS are conducted at tier-II and tier-III locations”, he added.

The company is looking at a pool of 7,000-10,000 professionals for running the above centers. In the overseas market, TCS was looking to establish its strong footprints in geographies such as China, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, West Asia and Africa. TCS had recently announced that it was aiming to ramp up its China headcount to nearly 5,000 in the next five years.

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