Dushanbe, Apr 17 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari has said that the Government of India has decided to collaborate with the Tajik Technical University to create a center of IT excellence with a super computer.
Addressing faculty and students of the Tajik Technical University after visiting Modern Engineering workshop set up by Hindustan Machine Tools, Ansari said: "I am happy to announce that the Government of India has decided to collaborate with the Tajik Technical University to create a center of IT excellence with a super computer. I have no doubt that this centre will become the seed for developing IT expertise among young people in Tajikistan."
"This centre will also become one of the focal points of a pan Central Asia e-network project that India hopes to implement soon. The e-network will enable tele-education to be delivered from India, as also tele-medicine," he added.
Asserting that India is committed to cooperating with Tajikistan in all spheres, particularly, in human resource development, Ansari said: "I am happy to see that the commitment between the Prime Minister of India and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan on human resource development has manifested itself in the establishment of this Modern Engineering Workshop."
"The workshop is providing students and the engineering faculty practical training and is contributing to enhancement of their skills. This capacity building is bound to play a big role in the path to development of Tajikistan," he said.
"I may add that India is fully committed to cooperating with brotherly Tajikistan in the welfare and development of both our peoples," he added.
He further said in February, the Tajik Technical University signed an agreement of cooperation with our premier technology institute, IIT Delhi.
"This will facilitate further academic exchange and promote joint research and project work between both the institutes of excellence," he added.
Ansari further informed that India also proposes to set up an Enterprise Development Centre in Tajikistan, which will help create entrepreneurs and job providers, as against job-seekers, Ansari said:
He further wished the faculty and the students, hoping that their endeavour at attaining greater technical skills and knowledge will indeed be successful. (ANI)
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