IBM to strengthen ties with varsities

IBM India is planning to strengthen the Indian IT ecosystem by partnering educational institutions and introducing business partner initiatives. The company imparted training to over 80,000 students in over 745 colleges in India in 2006 on open standards-based technologies. It launched the reinventing education programme in partnership with the governments of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It will continue to enhance its partnership with state governments on various e-governance initiatives and strengthen the science curriculum with Indian universities.