IT-ITeS
industry body Nasscomhas joined hands with technology firms, including
Google, Microsoft and Intel, to organise the second Digital Literacy
Week(DLW) starting next week.
The
initiative, part of the National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM),
complements the government's efforts in making at least one person per
household, e-literate.
The
week will provide an opportunity to employees from firms including
Acer, Dell, HCL, HP, IBM, Intel, Lenovo, NIIT, Wipro and others, to
impart practical and relevant digital skills to those with little or no
computer knowledge, Nasscom said in a statement.
The
Digital Literacy Week, to be held from December 9-13, serves as an
opportunity for employees of partner companies to volunteer for training
the under-served, across Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi/NCR,
Hyderabad and Pondicherry, it added.
"While,
rural areas struggle with connectivity, our urban centres continue to
be replete with digital illiteracy alongside 21st century industries,"
Nasscom Foundation CEO Rita Soni said.
Nasscom
is thrilled to organise DLW 2.0 where it expects more than 1,000 IT-BPM
employees to volunteer their time and expertise. Already over 100
people have signed up for the initiative, she added.
NDLM
formed under the aegis of NASSCOM and its foundation will bring leading
IT companies together on a collaborative platform to unite each
individual company's effort in the field of digital literacy.
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