BANGALORE, India, May 24 (UPI) -- India will play a key role in Intel's future, the head of the semiconductor giant said.
In a speech in Bangalore, Paul Otellini said, "India will play a key role in designing and developing computing technologies used worldwide under Intel's World Ahead Program."
He pointed to the potential of the vast market and stressed the need for the subcontinent to embrace computer technology on a wider scale.
"In India, the program unifies Intel's local efforts to enhance the lives of the vast majority of India's population who would benefit from information technology and education, but have not found it within their reach. ... With only 2 percent of India's population having a PC or Internet connection, the challenge is large," Otellini said.
"By multiplying the effects of computers, the Internet and education we can greatly accelerate the reach of technology's benefits across India in the next five years," he added.
