By: India Blooms News Service
Source: http://www.indiablooms.com
Category: Investment In India
West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister
Partha Chatterjee said on Friday, "We had a talk with Microsoft India
officials on the issue and they are very much interested to set up their
R&D centre in the city."
At present Microsoft has research centre in Bengaluru in Karnataka.
On the occasion of the 'Techvista Kolkata 2012' organised by Microsoft
on Friday, he invited the software giant to come to Kolkata and join
hands with the state for the technological development and to promote
advanced studies in computer science and allied courses.
He requested the Indian companies to spend more on R&D to achieve
global leadership in terms of advanced product development, so that
Indian researchers and scientists could pursue higher studies as career.
Citing the example of some developed countries, Chatterjee said that in
United State the government spends about 36 pct of their total GDP on
R&D , whereas the Asian countries like Japan and China disburse
12.60 and 12.50 pct of their GDP respectively on the same.
"But In India it is sheer 2.50 pct of total GDP. So the government needs
to expend more on R&D, so that our researchers were able to pursue
higher studies and research.
Confirming about his government's plan to encourage technological
development in the state he said that "we want to attract 25 percent of
total Information Technology market of India in our state."
He said the state has captured six IT projects of total investment of Rs
1410 crore, which will generate 19,500 direct and 1,25,000 indirect
employment.
Praising the talent pool of West Bengal, the minister said that "we have
a highly productive and talented human resource but 75 pct of them are
mismatch."
"So,our first priority is to build a specific manpower that will help drive the growth," he said
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