Launch of Amrita-TCS Joint Initiatives
 Shri
S. Ramadorai, CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) visited the
Ettimadai, Coimbatore campus of Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham on
13 September, 2004. He delivered a talk on "Latest Trends
in IT Industry" , which was relayed over satellite to all
the campuses of Amrita Varsity, as part of the Distinguished Lecture
series.
The highlight of the function was the launch of the Amrita-TCS
joint initiatives in Education, Research and Community Development.
This was done by a formal exchange of Memoranda of Understanding
by Shri Ramadorai and Dr. Venkat Rangan, Vice Chancellor of Amrita
University. As part of this joint venture, TCS and Amrita will
collaborate on setting up centers of excellence in Biomedical
Engineering and Wireless Sensor networks.
TCS will also support the implementation of 5 Village Resource
Centers (VRC). VRC is a unique concept developed by Indian Space
Research Organization (ISRO), which envisages transformation of
rural communities by providing all the infrastructure and facilities
for tele-education, tele-medicine, emergency and disaster response
systems. VRC will also provide vital information and satellite
pictures for the benefit of communities like farmers, fishermen
etc.
Brahmachari Abhayamrita Chaitanya, Chief Operating Officer of
the university presided over the function. Shri Ramadorai also
released a book, "Insight into Wavelets" authored by
Dr. K.P Soman and Dr. K.I. Ramachandran of the Center of Excellence
in Computational Engineering and Networking (CEN) and published
by Prentice Hall India. On behalf of the university, Dr. V. Radhakrishnan,
Director of Research presented a memento to Shri Ramadorai. A
banquet in honor of Shri Ramadorai was also held in the university
guest house, which was attended by senior ISRO scientists and
prominent industrialists of Coimbatore.
21st Sept. 2004
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