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Intel to train 1mn Indian teachers by 2008

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BS Reporter New Delhi
 The company's agenda for achieving inclusive, quality growth in India includes high-class educational training, idea generation for research and development and a conducive environment for setting up new companies.

Speaking at the Digital Leaders Forum organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, said: "We will expand our Indian chapter of the Intel Learn Programme, a worldwide initiative to help classroom teachers learn how best to use technology to improve teaching and learning. We aim to train a million teachers by the end of 2008."

Nearly 6,00,000 teachers globally have been trained under the programme. Intel

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First Published: Nov 04 2006 | 5:30 PM IST

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