IT giant Infosys Technologies on Thursday announced that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the company's corporate training centre in Mysore on Saturday.
In a first of its kind initiative, Infosys will centralise its training facility in Mysore and will train over 12,000 fresh engineering graduates annually. The prime minister will also visit the Infosys Leadership Institute, which is located in the same campus in Mysore.
N R Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of Infosys said, "Our aim is to create a strong foundation for building leadership in the global knowledge economy. Therefore, training at Infosys not only focuses on process and quality but also lays emphasis on values and ethics aimed at creating more than just brilliant technology professionals. We believe this in turn helps Infoscions learn and assimilate changes quickly, and bring business value to customers by leveraging assimilated knowledge."
"As we enter the era of global governance, we aim to create outstanding global leaders who balance intelligence with sensitivity. We are honoured that one of India's most dynamic leaders and economic reformers, Dr. Manmohan Singh, is inaugurating our training centre," he added.