Wednesday, November 29, 2006
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS DURING THE LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS DURING THE LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
16:4 IST
Following is the text of President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s address during the laying of foundation stone for International Institute of Information Technology at Bhubaneswar:
Convergence of Technologies
“Knowledge makes you great”
I am indeed delighted to participate in the laying of Foundation Stone for the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bhubaneswar. My greetings to the Chairman and Members of the Governing Body of the institute, dean of Centre for Information Technology Education, scientists, technologists and distinguished guests. The Information Technology is the core competence of India. Within the next five years there will be a requirement of over one million candidates for IT, ITES and BPOs sector in the country. Launching of IT education program through IIIT is an important step by the Government of Orissa for participating in this growth area.
India in transformation
India is well on its way to become a knowledge power, there are all round growth in all sectors of the economy namely the agriculture, manufacturing and services. Today we have an opportunity to take the leadership in the knowledge revolution. Knowledge revolution is indeed the foundation for leading India into a Developed Nation. For this, the time is ripe because of the ascending trajectory of the economy, availability of great institutions for capacity building of the human resource, abundant bio-diversity, and other natural resources and above all, our 540 million youth who are determined to make the nation prosperous, happy and a safe place to live well before 2020. I would like to discuss with you on the topic “Convergence of Technologies”.
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16:4 IST
Following is the text of President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s address during the laying of foundation stone for International Institute of Information Technology at Bhubaneswar:
Convergence of Technologies
“Knowledge makes you great”
I am indeed delighted to participate in the laying of Foundation Stone for the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bhubaneswar. My greetings to the Chairman and Members of the Governing Body of the institute, dean of Centre for Information Technology Education, scientists, technologists and distinguished guests. The Information Technology is the core competence of India. Within the next five years there will be a requirement of over one million candidates for IT, ITES and BPOs sector in the country. Launching of IT education program through IIIT is an important step by the Government of Orissa for participating in this growth area.
India in transformation
India is well on its way to become a knowledge power, there are all round growth in all sectors of the economy namely the agriculture, manufacturing and services. Today we have an opportunity to take the leadership in the knowledge revolution. Knowledge revolution is indeed the foundation for leading India into a Developed Nation. For this, the time is ripe because of the ascending trajectory of the economy, availability of great institutions for capacity building of the human resource, abundant bio-diversity, and other natural resources and above all, our 540 million youth who are determined to make the nation prosperous, happy and a safe place to live well before 2020. I would like to discuss with you on the topic “Convergence of Technologies”.
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