[Assam] IIT on Murthy project radar

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

IIT on Murthy project radar
           A STAFF REPORTER                     Murthy during a visit to Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati on Saturday.   Picture by Eastern Projections                                         Guwahati, Aug. 5: Infosys chief N.R. Narayana Murthy winded up his visit to Assam today with a promise to consider IIT Guwahati for its Campus Connect programme.
           Murthy announced this at a brainstorming session with representatives of the Assam government and IT stakeholders at the Assam Administrative Staff College this morning. The meeting was organised by the Software Technology Parks of India, Guwahati branch. 
           Lauding IIT Guwahati for its excellent track record, he assured that Infosys would like to include it in their Campus Connect programme. 
           The programme is meant for teachers in computer education to help them upgrade their skills. 
           In reply to a query by the chairman-cum-managing director of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation (Nedfi), K.N. Hazarika, on setting up a BPO in the state, Murthy requested the former to contact top Indian companies to first set up a call centre. Infosys would provide specialised training to the people working there. He said his company was wary of working with the government on projects owing to various problems. 
           “The meetings are sometimes never held and recommendations are never taken care of,” Murthy said, reinforcing the point that commitments have to be kept by the government so that Infosys could work with them.
           Murthy had yesterday set preconditions, like good air connectivity, five star hotels, excellent bandwidth and good English medium schools before Infosys could think of setting up shop in the state.
           “Assam has to set things right to move ahead in the IT world. It has to do things now and not wait,” Murthy cautioned. He said a number of Assamese people working with Infosys are doing very well. He commended Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi for his farsightedness and said the latter has assured him of all help. Murthy also complimented Assam’s bureaucracy for being open minded. 
           The Federation of Industries and Commerce of North Eastern Region (Finer) has requested the state government to make Murthy the chief adviser of IT of the state.

 		
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