India seems to be an active hub for technology giants.
Within weeks after Apple CEO Tim Cook’s visit, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella arrived in the capital. This is his second visit to India in seven months.
Nadella’s first trip to India was after taking over from former CEO Steve Ballmer in 2014, the year Microsoft completed 25 years in India.
On Monday, Nadella interacted with developers, students and entrepreneurs at a Microsoft event in Delhi called ‘Tech for Good, Ideas for India’. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Finance, and Microsoft India chairman Bhaskar Pramanik were present at the event.
Similar to Cook’s visit, Nadella focused on “bridging the digital divide” in the country and empowering businesses and individuals with its technology.
Microsoft is looking to tap into the huge entrepreneur pool in the country, by way of an “accelerator programme”. Through its YouthSpark initiative, the company is trying to offer digital literacy, online safety and computer science education programmes, according to a Hindustan Times report.
Microsoft India is keeping its Twitter audience up-to-date with Nadella’s visit.
Union Minister for Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad and Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman of Microsoft India met with Nadella on Monday morning.
While technology journalists and enthusiasts react to Nadella’s address:
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