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United Press International - November 12, 2002
Harbaksh Singh Nanda
"India is of strategic importance as its developer and skill base continue to grow," Gates said. "Today an increasing number of dot-net projects across the globe are being developed by talented Indian companies; the Indian developer community is creating next generation dot-net applications."
Gates said the money would go toward education, partnerships, localization and development of Microsoft products.
He said Microsoft would invest in skill development and dot-not readiness of its Indian partners to enable them to leverage global opportunities around dot-net, which is software to connect information, people, systems and devices, the Press Trust of India reported.
Microsoft will also invest $20 million in project Shiksha, or education, to "train the trainers" in information technology. The project seeks to train some 80,000 teachers and 3.5 million students in IT over a period of five years. Microsoft would join with state education departments to set up 10 "Microsoft Academy Centers" and collaborate with more than 2,000 partner-driven school labs.
Gates also launched a new product in India -- Tablet PC -- that can be both as a notebook personal computer and a notepad.
"The Tablet PC is a great example of how computers are adapting to how people really work, whether they're taking notes in a meeting, collaborating wirelessly with colleagues or reading on screen. We're just scratching the surface of what is possible," Gates said.
On Monday, Gates announced a $100-million grant to India to fight the spread of AIDS.
India is home to biggest Microsoft development center outside United States.
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