The  Head
of Delegation of the European Commission in India, Ambassador
Michel Calliouet, visited the Tel-Nek Ramanagaram
project being implemented in the town of Bidadi near Bangalore
on 28th May. Tel-Nek is a 24 month long programme where underprivileged
women will be trained in IT and its instruction. The trainees
are also provided with practical on-hand experience in teaching
New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT).
These plans include the provision of micro-credits for the funding
of community-generated projects. The project aims at providing
training in the new information and communication technologies
in semi rural areas focussing on the empowerment of women through
technical education and support. The project is a showcase of
the collaboration of European and Indian organisations working
together to provide new opportunities to the under privileged
sections of the society. The organisations include the Association
of Electronics and Information Technology, Industries of the
Basque country, Spain, Software Service Support for Europe and
India and three Indian NGOs Samuha, Suvidya and Anchorage.
"This project is an example of the collaboration possible
between Indian and European organisations in new technologies
for the benefit of weaker sections of society. It is in line
with the spirit of the first ever EU India Summit which took
place in Lisbon in June 2000, at which the leaders agreed to
work closely with each other in sectors such as Information
Technology, Telecommunications and Biotechnology" which
have a vast potential to improve the standards of living and
quality of life for our citizens" said Michel Calliouet
addressing the press at Bidadi.
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