With the Indian HRD ministry exploring the possibilities of utilising the reach of social media in education sector to boost innovation and placements, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday discussed a range of issues with Linkedin CEO Jeff Weiner.
Emerging from the meeting, Javadekar said it was a fruitful discussion, and added that the ministry is open to good ideas.
“We had very fruitful discussion and we are sure there are many things which we can do jointly and we are interested in increasing research and innovation and relevant teaching and placements thereafter to happen in all college campuses and all our technical institutes,” Javadekar said.
(Also see: LinkedIn Crosses 100 Million Members in Asia-Pacific; 37 Million in India)
“We have more than 10,000 engineering colleges, therefore we have discussed many things and our AICTE and our department ministry will definitely work with good ideas,” he added.
Linkedin CEO Weiner said he was excited to meet the HRD minister and said that Linkedin is focusing on making products in India and for India.
Earlier this week, LinkedIn launched a Lite version of its website for mobile browsing in India. The company, which is being acquired by Microsoft, said on Monday the version was aimed at helping users browse its website faster on their smartphones in areas with slow or poor Internet connectivity.
LinkedIn Lite loads four times faster and provides a better experience to users in urban and rural areas with patchy networks, Akshay Kothari, the company’s country manager and head of product for India, said at an event in Bengaluru.
Written with agency inputs
