Intel to work with govt

Intel to work with govt
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US-based chipmaker Intel on Tuesday said it will work with the Indian government through its \'Digital Skills for India\' programme to help five million people by the end of 2015.

To digitally skill 5 million people

New Delhi: US-based chipmaker Intel on Tuesday said it will work with the Indian government through its 'Digital Skills for India' programme to help five million people by the end of 2015.

Intel India will also work with Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) to build capacity by imparting digital literacy training to key resource persons in the first 1,000 Panchayats under the National Optic Fiber Network roll-out in India.

"We are proud to launch the Intel Digital Skills for India Programme which will set India on the path of becoming a digitally inclusive society. We are also excited to announce the Intel Innovate for India Challenge which will foster local innovation for pervasive technology adoption and usage across India," said Debjani Ghosh, vice president, sales and marketing group, and managing director, Intel South Asia.

As a part of the initiative, Intel India unveiled the Digital Skills Training Application comprising of modules on digital literacy, financial inclusion, healthcare and cleanliness in five Indian languages. This application will be available free on the Android Play Store from December 6, while a similar offline training module will also be made available in seven Indian languages.

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