KTR gets Digital Literacy Champion Award

Hyderabad, Oct 2 (INN): Telangana Information Technology Minister K Tarakarama Rao was recognised with the Global Champion of Digital Literacy Award on Sunday by Certiport.

Certiport recognises government leaders around the world who work tirelessly to help more students become digitally literate and competitive in an always increasingly competitive job market. The award recognizes people who are making a difference in preparing students to be digitally literate and competitive in an ever-competitive job market besides creating the infrastructure for growth of IT in their state or country and movement towards providing better governance using technology.

Certiport found the work done by KTR deserving of a Global Champion of Digital Literacy Award, said a press release.

"KTR has been progressive and created a great amount of buzz around investment in Telangana for the T Hub, a leading incubator to bring in innovation, entrepreneurship and initiatives to embed the Digital India campaign in Telangana. Digital Telangana is a program designed to meet the supply and demand for technology skills. The program will help one member of each household become digitally literate, introduce computer literacy in middle school and make mobile governance a reality in Telangana. The initiative sets up the Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) to address the problems of skilling and to improve employability quotient of youth in the state of Telangana," said India

Jan Day, Certiport Vice President of International Sales, who gave the award to KTR at his residence today.

He said, 'I am impressed to see first-hand the vibrancy of Hyderabad and KTR is very deserving of this award.

Certiport awards this each year is to recognize government leaders around the world who do what they say they will do, not just talk about doing good things. The award recognizes people who are making a difference in preparing students to be digitally literate and competitive in an ever-competitive job market besides creating the infrastructure for growth of IT in their state or country and movement towards providing better governance using technology.

The other leaders recognised with this prestigious award include Barrister Abdur-Raheem Adebato Shittu, Minister for Communication, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governor Avila of the State of Mexico.