ICT panel discussion draws support from state governments
A vigorous Power Panel discussion on ‘Leveraging ICT for sustained development in the North Eastern region’, organized by the North Eastern Council, Government of India, and Intel Corporation, involving Members of Parliament, education ministers from Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Mizoram and education commissioners and officials from Meghalaya, Assam and other states as well as scholars and senior officials from the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Information Technology, saw an energetic interaction where all agreed that teachers and students needed better training and access to ICT for improved education skills. The discussion was chaired by Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, C-NES, on June 21 in New Delhi and was inaugurated by Mr. Bijoy Krishna Handique, Union Minister for Development of the North Eastern Region and Mines, who is also chairman of the North Eastern Council. Earlier, there was an exchange of an MOU on collaboration between Intel and NEC, Mr. Uttam Sangma, Secretary, NEC, and whose brainchild this initiative was, representing the government. Others present included industry professionals and media.