1 Lac certifications with 100 Innovation Centres in India in next 2 Years; starting with 14 centres ( 4 states of India)!
Very soon, India's
4 states are going to have Microsoft's new Microsoft
Innovation Centres (MICs). Microsoft has announced it on last Friday.
These innovative
centres will provide supports for local start-ups, certifying students on
Microsoft technologies as well as it will allow software developers to work on
the Microsoft's research & software.
These four states are –
- Andhra Pradesh - 7 centres
- Tamil Nadu -
5 centres
- Madhya Pradesh - 1 centre
- Chhattisgarh - 1 centre
These colleges and technology based MICs
will be keep focus on India specific
technology challenges in mobility (Windows Phone), cloud (Windows Azure),
Kinect, accessibility, and healthcare.
In next 2 years, Microsoft is aiming
to set-ups at least 100 MICs in India with 1Lacs certified professionals. Each
MIC will have its territory up to 5 colleges in its area.