This was confirmed by India’s High Commissioner to The Bahamas and Jamaica, Mohinder S. Grover.
He was in Nassau last weekend for the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) between The Bahamas and India.
Mr. Grover was accompanied by State Bank of India officials Vikas Chandra, chief executive officer, and Vijay Panda, manager.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, Zhivargo Laing, who signed on behalf of The Bahamas, lauded India’s contribution to the Bahamian society.
Mr. Grover said the project will begin when a formal agreement is in place. A memorandum of understanding is being worked on.
The centre will utilise Indian hardware and software, “to train hundreds of Bahamian students so that they can get skills in information technology and contribute to the development of their country,” Mr. Grover said.
Given The Bahamas’ push toward e-government and using technology to drive economic growth and development, said Minister Laing, “an IT centre would be a marvelous development.
“India is very well accomplished in information technology and having the benefit of their expertise to help drive training and development for people in that area would be an immeasurable contribution. I absolutely look forward to the evolution of that.”
A similar information technology centre was established in Jamaica. The Minister of Education has been invited to tour it to determine whether it can be adapted or modified to suit the objectives of The Bahamas.
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Quelle/Source: the bahamas weekly, 13.02.2011
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