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Bill Gates visit to India next week
By agencies
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Friday, 02 December 2005, 20:30 IST
NEW DELHI: Microsoft CorporationÂ’s Chairman and Chief Software Architect, Bill Gates will be arriving India on December 6 on four day visit. The itinerary covers meetings with key government officials, business leaders, academicians, industry associations and policymakers.
GatesÂ’ public engagements include a CII-hosted CEO Forum in New Delhi on December 7 and a Developers Forum in Bangalore on December 9. His visit also coincides with the Microsoft Government Leaders Forum, which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on December 6 and 7.
The Microsoft Government Leaders Forum is a two-day summit themed ‘Leading in a connected world', which will bring together government leaders across the Asian region to engage in discussions; exchange experiences and best practices related to economic development, governance and education; while examining the role that information and communication technology plays in achieving success in these areas.
Announcing the India-specific plan, Ravi Venkatesan, Chairman, Microsoft India, said that Gates' visit would focus further on realizing India's potential.
“India is not just the fastest growing subsidiary for Microsoft, but is also one of the few subsidiaries where Microsoft has an end-to-end presence of its entire business portfolio. Research, product development, application development, services delivery and technical support, it's all here and contributing significantly in the global growth,” he said, adding, “India is very high on Microsoft's priorities.”
A number of top honchos from IT and telecom companies have been visiting India in the last few months, indicating the growing importance of the Indian ICT market.