IT Centre of Excellence to open month-end

THE US $1M Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (IT) is expected to be opened at the end of this month, says High Commissioner of India to Guyana, Mr Venkatachalam Mahalingam.

“By the end of April, the institute should be in operation; the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) is almost at the final stage of supplying hardware and software,” the high commissioner said during a recent press briefing at the Indian High Commission.
A building in the University of Guyana (UG),Turkeyen compound was identified to house the centre.

The government, through the Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, had signed a US$1M Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Government to establish an Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Centre of Excellence in Guyana.
According to reports, the centre will provide training for public sector ICT professionals to ensure the availability of a highly skilled ICT workforce, equipped with the requisite expertise to meet the increasingly complex demands of the public and private sectors.
High Commissioner Mahalingam said the centre will be equipped with specialists from India who will train and teach the Guyanese.

Minister of Public Telecommunications Catherine Hughes was reported as saying that there will be one-year contract for the trainers from India who will be instructing the students and sharing their knowledge with local trainers.
The centre, the minister added, is one step closer to preparing Guyanese to deal with training issues.

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