| The agreement would allow students and faculty to use Microsoft developer tools within the institution for academic and research purposes. |
| Besides, the students and faculty would also be able to use the tools on their personal computers at their hostel or homes. |
| As per the MoU, Microsoft would also assist Anna University in setting up Microsoft technology labs at selected institutions and conduct faculty development programs on its technologies and related curriculum. |
| D Viswanathan, vice-chancellor, Anna University, said: "This is a continuation of our relationship with Microsoft, which has already set up a .NET centre of excellence, four years ago within the Guindy Campus." |
| "Student and the academic community have benefited from the centre immensely. We believe this is a great move ahead in our efforts to safeguard the academic interests of our student community," he added |
| Commenting on the announcement, Ravi Venkatesan, chairman, Microsoft India said: "As India creates its position in the knowledge driven economy, it is imperative to focus on creating and sustaining a highly skilled IT talent pool. However today, there is a huge supply-demand mismatch when we look at the availability of skilled IT talent in the country." |
| Venkatesan said that the MoU with Anna University is key deliverable and will ensure that students got easier accessibility to technology, providing them with an avenue to become a part of the rapidly growing technical talent pool in the country. |
| Anna University is in the process of establishing knowledge data centre, coupled with a technology incubator centre wherein students will be in a position to transform their thinking into innovative products. An information and communication technology park is being planned towards this objective. |
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