Talent Valley in J&K

Friends

It all began a few months ago when a chance meeting with the young and dynamic Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and understanding his vision of building high quality resources in the state encouraged us to put together a small NASSCOM delegation to visit the state. The speed of progress ‘ in talent assessment, training needs analysis for a range of services sectors including IT and the development of a new technology architecture which would support learner centric education by connecting campuses, content specialists and the student community in the valley would not have been possible if the Chief Minister had not led from the front, brought in dynamic leaders like the Chairman of J&K Bank, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Kashmir and the head of the Education Multimedia Research Center to work with the private sector participants of the delegation in a spirit of true Government ‘ Industry-Academia ‘Financial Institution collaboration for the benefit of Kashmiri youth.

With this duality of thinking ‘ a feeling of security brought in by the army but still a sense of disquiet and concern on their omnipresence, it is hardly surprising that the recent rape and murder of two young women should bring forth such a torrent of protests. Which is what makes it all the more creditable that a real effort is being made by all the participants of the Talent Valley program to bring in a new climate of hope and a positive view of the future for so many thousands of young members of the community. Here is a fervent appeal to all of you who have the larger interest of the nation at heart. Let us help young graduates with employable skills from the hill states and disadvantaged communities to find their place in the sun and march proudly with the rest of the industry as the IT and BPO boom revives and the growth processes are resumed across the country.

Ganesh

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Published on : 20th June 2009 07:50:08
Last modified on : 23rd March 2010 07:55:09

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