Need to invest in higher edu: Nilekani -<b>Video</b>

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"We need to invest in increasing higher education capacity and to do that we have to ensure that public policy supports and encourages public and private investment", Nandan Nilekani, co-chairman designate, Infosys Technologies, said.

He was speaking at a CEO Panel Session titled 'Eye of the Storm: Growing Globally in an Age of Disruption' at the The Conference Board 2007 Global Leadership Conference in Mumbai this afternoon.

"One of the recommendations that we have made to the knowledge commission is that the job of regulating higher education should be given to an independent regulator, who acts as an arbitrator or referee between public and private investment", Nilekani added.

The human capital is here in India and when we look at bringing in manufacturing operations that's the one thing we don't worry about...whether they are trined to do manufacturing jobs...we can train them but they are already educated and yough and that is what matters, Samuel C. Scott, Chairman, President, & CEO, Corn Products International, said.