Microsoft Equips Over 7 Lac Govt Teachers With IT Skills
Microsoft claimed to have equipped more than 7 lakh government school teachers with IT skills across 12 states in India under itsProject Shiksha program launched in 2003. The tech giant on Friday released the “Microsoft India Citizenship Report 2015-16″ which highlights the achievements of Microsoft’s citizenship initiatives that include Project Shiksha, Project Saksham, Project Jyoti and YouthSpark program. “Project Saksham has reached out to 81 state/central universities across 24 states training over 3,800 faculty members, since its launch in 2011,” the report said. Aimed at developing skills among youth from under-privileged communities to...