Ericsson Skill Center For Computer And Mobile Equipment Repair Set Up In Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh
· Inaugurated today by Shri. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State
for Communications (I/C) and Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India .
· Skill Centre to skill youth in mobile hardware repair and
technical training on computers
· Also launched by Ericsson is ‘Ghazipur Mobile Vaani’, a
mobile based community media platform providing information on local
initiatives and government schemes.
Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced that it has set up an ‘Ericsson Skill
Center ’ in Ghazipur,
Uttar Pradesh. Set up in partnership with the Electronics Sector Skills Council
of India (ESSCI), the Skill Center aims to skill young men and women residing
in and around Ghazipur in two trades - mobile hardware repair and technical
training on computers and peripherals, thereby ensuring better livelihood
opportunities for them and encouraging micro-entrepreneurship. The Ericsson Skill Center
was inaugurated on site by Shri. Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for
Communications (I/C) and Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India .
Ericsson
has also launched ‘Ghazipur Mobile Vaani’, a district-level citizen
communication and engagement platform. This platform enables citizens to give a
missed call on 9266300111 to then receive a call back for information on
various initiatives taken by the Government. It can also help capture and share
feedback from the citizens and become an effective platform for people to share
experiences within the community.
Speaking
on this occasion, the Minister said, “I would like to congratulate Ericsson for
launching its community building initiatives in Ghazipur today, namely the Skill Center
and the Ghazipur Mobile Vaani. While the Skill Center
will impart skill sets to youth that will make them employable or self-
employed, the Ghazipur Mobile Vaani will make people aware about Govt’s welfare
schemes and also help us understand their grievances and feedback.”
Nunzio
Mirtillo, Head of Ericsson South East Asia, Oceania and India added, “At Ericsson, we
believe in Technology for Good, wherein we use communications technology to
make a difference in the lives of communities around the world. As part of the
same commitment, we have set up the ‘Ericsson
Skill Center ’
in Ghazipur which will not only provide mobile repair and computer skills to
the youth in Ghazipur, but also provide placement assistance and support
micro-entrepreneurship.”
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