Intel to consider M-centre in India

The Intel CEO said his company could be a consultant or a facilitator to initiatives that build and popularise new technologies and take IT to masses. The India visit would supplement Intel8217;s existing projects to help create competitiveness, encourage PC use in education and break the digital divide. The company has already trained 3,30,000 teachers in India under its 8216;8216;Teach to the Future8217; programme.

8216;8216;We Intel can be facilitators and consultants to government or other technology initiatives. The real work must be done by implementing agencies and policy formulators,8217;8217; Barett added. Intel said computing platforms to address affordability, local infrastructure and community usage models were high on its India agenda.

In turn, the IT ministry announced it would help Intel scale its training programme to newer states. It also announced that work would begin on a new policy to encourage IT use in education and information and communication technologies ICT adoption.

In addition, the ministry and Intel will establish an Open Source Resource Centre for technical assistance and support government projects on open source platforms.