Intel plans to partner Govt. for 1,500 PC
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 26 July 2010, 15:06 IST   |    7 Comments
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Intel plans to partner Govt. for Rs. 1,500 PC
Kolkata: Intel India plans to partner the union HRD ministry to commercially roll out the 1,500 tablet PC for students, the prototype of which was showcased by the government on Thursday. The world's largest chipmaker intends to provide its technical assistance to the government in terms of design evolution, hardware configuration and bring together OEM manufacturers on the table for the product, reports Economic Times. The center has expressed interest for commercialization of the product. The government also invited inputs from vendors on production of the tablet PC, which can be sold at 1,500 or less. The government plans to commercially launch the product next year. "We already have close partnership with the HRD ministry and will respond to the expression of interest," said Intel Technology India director (sales and marketing group) Sandeep Aurora. "The opportunity is immense for Intel, such as incorporating the processor to look at other PC technologies. We will collaborate with the entire PC eco-system and can act as a good match maker as well," he said. Intel feels the project will have immense potential to for PC penetration in the country. "This will go a long way in introducing computers at schools. We have worked on such low-cost PCs for students in other countries and will ensure that India does not repeat the same mistakes which others committed," said Aurora. "We are in talks with the West Bengal government and are also evaluating a few other states about growing our R&D activities in India. No concrete decision has been taken. India has proved its mettle within Intel globally. In fact, we also have plans to grow our current manpower base of 2,500 in India," said Sandeep Aurora. India is Intel's largest non-manufacturing site outside the U.S.

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