◆Nasscom ropes in Facebook to build innovative apps
【Bengaluru】Indian IT industry's representative body Nasscom has partnered social media giant Facebook to launch a new initiative to support developers building apps and mobile websites for “new-to-Internet” users.
Nasscom and Facebook together announced "Leaders Building for the Next Billion Programme" aimed at inspiring large-scale innovation for new internet users, a Nasscom statement said on the 15th of October.
○Ratan Tata to inaugurate T-Hub on November 5
【Hyderabad】T-Hub, the country's biggest start-up incubator, will be inaugurated by Tata Sons chairman emiritus Ratan Tata on November 5.
Telangana Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will also attend the event. The inauguration was originally scheduled on September 7 but had to be postponed due to non-availability of Tata.
The first phase has come up at the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT). The facilty is being set up in collaboration with IIIT Hyderabad, the Indian School of Business (ISB) and the NALSAR University of Law.